In much the repeat of the first Twenty20 International at Old Trafford, the second Twenty20 International saw a watery grave, raising a number of contentious issues.
match abandoned
Even as the England team was warned by David Warner and company about Australia wanting to unleash fire power in pace again in the form of Brett Lee amongst others, the challenge fizzled as rain played havoc, resulting in disappointed fans returning home without a game in progress.
water water everywhere
Even when rain halted before the start of players, puddles of water in the bowler's run up and the soft mud at the point of landing forced the umpires to declare the match abandoned after the second inspection.
no happy ending
While there were plenty of scuffles to follow thereafter in the form of the ground officials at Lancashire declaring that the situation was not as bad to warrant a match abandonment, the umpires have stuck by their decision and the ICC will now be forced to overviewing a situation where two matches were abandoned in a row.
Back to the ODIs.
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