Rain halts England run chase

NatWest Series, Chester-le-Street:

India 285-4 (50 overs) v England 53-1 (12.3 overs) match abandoned due to rain

England strike immediately as Darren Gough's first ball of the day traps India's opener Sourav Ganguly lbw

The inspirational Sachin Tendulkar dabs the ball to the boundary as races to 100

India's Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar continue to batter the England attack with a record stand of 169

After a bright start England's opener Marcus Trescothick is trapped lbw by Zaheer Khan after scoring 23 runs

England captain Nasser Hussain guides a ball to the off side as he looks to dominate the Indian attack

The umpires decide to take the players off as rain intervenes with England on 53-1 in the 12th over