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After just 10 balls were possible on the first day at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium due to the atrocious state of the bowlers' run-ups, the authorities opted to switch the match to the Antigua Recreation Ground.

England were seven without loss, having lost the toss, when match officials abandoned play on Friday morning.

The poor conditions at the ground were evident from the first over when Jerome Taylor had to abort three balls as he struggled to keep his footing.

The players were then taken off the pitch with England on five without loss after a shower interrupted play at 10.09am local time.

Only two more balls were bowled after the players returned to the pitch as the West Indies' other opener, Fidel Edwards, also struggled with his run-up.

Match referee Alan Hurst was then called into the middle at 10.40am by umpires Rudi Koertzen and Tony Hill to inspect the state of the pitch

The heavily sanded outfield at the stadium caused plenty of controversy in the build-up to the match but captains Andrew Strauss and Chris Gayle both agreed to play on Thursday.

Hugh Morris, the England team's managing director, revealed afterwards that he had submitted a complaint to Hurst after he became concerned at the state of the pitch.

The match went ahead, however, but will now have to start from scratch at the ARG, where England had been training prior to the match. England are currently 1-0 down in the Test series after falling to an embarrassing innings-and-23-run defeat at Jamaica in the first game last week.