Play abandoned at 2.48pm without a ball being bowled Lost time means reserve day could be used to achieve resultThe decision to factor in a reserve day at the end of the World Test Championship final is already looking prudent after persistent rain in Southampton pushed the start of the match back by 24 hours.
This was a bleak opening to what is supposed to be a historic encounter between the two top-ranked Test sides,
India and
New Zealand, with both sets of players confined to the on-site hotel on the opening day at the Ageas Bowl and the covers never once shifting.