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After Sunday's match was abandoned seven balls into the England reply, Tuesday's day/night clash went the same way at 8pm local time after officials ruled that the bowlers' run-ups were waterlogged.

It is a frustrating way for the series to finish and leaves both sides short of Twenty20 practise ahead of next April's World Twenty20 in the West Indies.

Thunderstorms in Manchester in mid-afternoon ensured play was always likely to be under threat and further showers in the evening meant an umpires' inspection occurred at 7pm, the advertised start time.

A second inspection followed at 7.45pm and by then it became apparent that the work of the groundstaff in preparing the run-ups had been in vain.

The one-day leg of the tour continues with seven one-day internationals, the first of which takes place at The Oval on Friday.