**Third Ashes Test, Edgbaston (day four, start delayed: **
England 116-2 v Australia 263
Match scorecard](BBC SPORT | Cricket Scorecard)
**Play was delayed on the fourth day of the third Ashes Test at Edgbaston because of a wet outfield.**Saturday’s play was abandoned without a ball being bowled and a soggy pitch left the umpires with no choice but to put the start back on Sunday.
“There has been no rain since tea-time on Saturday, but the outfield is in a terrible condition,” said BBC Sport’s Oliver Brett at Edgbaston.
The umpires will inspect at 1100 BST, but there may be no play before lunch.
“There is no standing water on the outfield, but the bowlers’ run-up areas are very soft and some of the used wickets resemble bogs,” added Brett.
606: DEBATE
“How do you see the Test going Or do you think will it sadly fall victim to the weather”
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“Some of the most optimistic estimates from groundstaff suggest a 1230 start, but others say there will be no play before lunch and there is some suggestion the players might have to wait beyond then.”
When play does eventually restart, England will resume on 116-2 after they bowled Australia out for 263, with captain Andrew Strauss 64 not out.
The forecast for Sunday is for intermittent cloud cover, but no rain.
England lead the series 1-0, with two further Tests at Headingley and The Oval after the completion of the Edgbaston match.