Riverside clash abandoned
Australia and Pakistan were forced to settle for a point each after persistent rain forced the abandonment their NatWest series one-day international at the Riverside.
Both teams have already qualified for Saturday's final at Lord's after England tumbled out of the 10-match series without a single victory after four matches.
The pitch remained covered all day and the two umpires, David Shepherd and Allan Jones, abandoned the match at 1255pm
As more rain settled in for the day, the Australians spent the morning watching the British Lions rugby union thrash Queensland Reds 42-8 in their tour Down Under.
It was only the third complete wash out in 198 one-day internationals in England and the first in seven years since May 1994 when rain abandoned the game between England and New Zealand at Lord's.
