England warm-up washed out

England were today left without any 競争の激しい practice 事前の to the one-day series against West Indies after their only warm-up match was washed out by 強い雨 in Guyana today.

The tourists were 希望に満ちた of 直面するing Guyana, who won the 国内の Red （土地などの）細長い一片 Bowl last year and were 予定 to be captained by Shivnarine Chanderpaul, today 事前の to the start of the seven-match international series on Sunday.

But 強い雨 夜通し and this morning washed out the fixture and 奪うd the five one-day specialists - Darren Gough, Anthony McGrath, Ian Blackwell, James Kirtley and Andrew Strauss - of their only 適切な時期 of 競争の激しい practice before the start of the series having flown out last week from England.

Worse 天候 推定する／予想するd

With 地元の 天気予報s 予報するing continuous rain for the next four days, England may not have another 競争の激しい match until the first of two 支援する-to-支援する internationals in Trinidad next Saturday.

It also 妨げるs them 偉業／利用するing the absence of West Indies captain Brian Lara for at least the first and かもしれない the 開始 three matches in the series after he was told to 残り／休憩（する） his 損失d 権利 little finger.