Go

Follow Us

ashes 2nd test

Rain washes out first day

LONDON:The first day of the second Ashes Test between England and Australia was rained out at Lord’s today without a ball being bowled.

The covers protect the pitch from the rain ahead of play on the first day in London on Wednesday. AFP

LONDON, August 14

The first day of the second Ashes Test between England and Australia was rained out at Lord’s today without a ball being bowled.

Play had finally looked set to get underway after a morning of wet weather, with the umpires calling for a 13:30pm (14:30 GMT) start during a dry spell.

The sides briefly came out, and the England staff had time to present Jofra Archer with his debut Test cap. But the rain began to fall again minutes later, before the captains came out for the coin toss.

The sides will now aim to start the match tomorrow, with an extra half-hour of play allowed on each of the remaining four days to make up for the day lost.

Australia lead the five-match series 1-0 after an emphatic 251-run win at Edgbaston. — Reuters

Show comments

Show comments

Top News

FIR filed against Delhi CM Kejriwal's aide Bibhav Kumar in Swati Maliwal ‘assault’ case

ED can’t arrest PMLA accused without court’s nod after filing of complaint, rules Supreme Court

No exception made in granting interim bail to Arvind Kejriwal, critical analysis of verdict welcome: Supreme Court

Heatwave alert for northwest India; mercury may hit 45 degrees Celsius in Delhi

'INDIA alliance my brainchild, very much part of it', says Mamata Banerjee after 'outside support' remark

Don’t Miss

View All

Golgappa makes frequent entry into White House menu with guests being served with mouth-watering popular Indian street food

In the last year, it has been served at least a couple of times

40-year-old Delhi man takes 200 flights in 110 days to steal jewellery from co-passengers, would assume dead brother’s identity

2 separate cases of theft were reported on separate flights in the past three months, after which a dedicated team from IGI Airport was formed to nab the culprits

Deceased Haryana girl’s parents donate her organs

Organ donation: In death, Kaithal lad Shubham gives new lease of life to 5 patients

Mother's Day Special: How region’s top cops, IAS officer strike a balance between work and motherhood

Punjab DGP Gurpreet, Himachal DGP Satwant, Chandigarh SSP Kanwardeep, Ferozepur SSP Saumya, IAS officer Amrit Singh open up on the struggles they face

41-yr-old fulfils daughter’s wish, passes Class X exam

Enduring magic of Surjit Patar: A tribute to Punjab’s beloved poet

A tribute to Punjab’s beloved poet, who passed away aged 79 in Ludhiana

Indian Air force rescues 2 NRI women tourists from forest of Himachal Pradesh’s Sirmaur

Local administration warns tourists not to venture on the Churdhar track without information

View all stories in this section

Most Read In 24 Hours

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10