3rd test between West Indies & England end in draw due to rain

The  third  and  final  test  between  the  West Indies  and  England  was  abandoned  as  a  draw  to  give  England  a  2-0 series  victory after  the 5th  and  final  day was  called off without  a  ball  being  bowled  at  Edgbaston  because  of  rain,  like  it  was  for  the  first  and  second  days.

England was expecting to resume this morning on 221 for 5 trailing the West Indies by 205 in the first innings.

This after Ian Bell ended yesterday at 76 and Steven Finn on zero.

Tino  Best  who  ended  with 2  for  37 was named Man  of  the  Match. Yesterday  he waltzed into the record books  when  he  became  the  highest  scoring  number  eleven  batsman  in the  history  of  test  cricket  with  his  knock  of  95.

Best  shared  in  a  massive  143  run  10th  wicket  partnership  with  Denesh  Ramdhin who recorded  his second  test  century,an  unbeaten  107  as  the  Windies piled up 426 all out.

Marlon  Samuels  was  named  the  West  Indies  Player  of  The  series  and  Andrew  Strauss  the  England  Player  of  The  Series.

The  teams  will  now  turn  their  focus  to  the  One  Day  International  series  which  starts  on  Saturday  with  game  one  at  Southampton.

Before  that  the  West  Indies  will  take  on  county  side  Middlesex  in  a  two  day   tour  match  on  Wednesday  and  Thursday  at  Lords.