A rainy session between England and West Indies

England Rain washed out the morning session of the first day of the third Test between England and the West Indies at Edgbaston here on Thursday. A heavy overnight and early morning downpour meant the square was fully covered when the captains should have been tossing up ahead of a scheduled 11am start. There was a brief spell when the covers were removed but fresh rain meant it was not long before the pitch and square were fully covered again, as overcast skies threatened another deluge. The umpires subsequently announced they would be taking lunch 30 minutes early at 12.30pm in the hope of a prompt start to the afternoon session, but prospects for play were bleak.England have an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. Teams and officials for the third Test between England and the West Indies at Edgbaston: England (from): Andrew Strauss (capt), Alastair Cook, Jonathan Trott, Kevin Pietersen, Ian Bell, Jonathan Bairstow, Matt Prior (wkt), Tim Bresnan, Stuart Broad, Graeme Swann, Steven Finn, Graham Onions, Steven Davies (wkt) West Indies (from): Darren Sammy (capt), Kirk Edwards, Adrian Barath, Darren Bravo, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Narsingh Deonarine, Fidel Edwards, Assad Fudadin, Kieran Powell, Denesh Ramdin (wkt), Ravi Rampaul, Marlon Samuels, Shane Shillingford, Tino Best, Sunil Narine.from gulf news.