Life's a Beach - Sand Stopped Play!

I'd just sat down to listen to the 2nd Test match, the banter from TMS setting the scene.
West Indies won the toss and put England in to bat on what was reported to be more of a beach than a pitch. This suited England and is what they would have probably chosen if they had won the toss.
Shah in for Bell / Anderson in for Harmison / Panesar playing. The National selector put a positive spin on what he called 'Bell's blip' in form.
Strauss was off the mark with 2 runs.
The scoreboard wasn't working and lots of people were still outside trying to get into the ground. At 14:08 rain stopped play with England 6 for no wicket.
14:34 and Cook was facing his 1st ball after the stoppage and was off the mark, long leg for a single.
The bowlers however were increasingly stopping short of bowling after their runups due to not being able to get a grip on the surface of the outfield!

Then, MATCH ABANDONED FOR TODAY after 10 balls - England 7 for no wickets!

Confirmed by match referee - Alan Hurst.
Looking into options.

Best laid plans... and all that - Life's a beach!


RP


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