Nottingham tie under cloud

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Nottingham tie under cloud

Wednesday, 12 June 2019 | PNS | Nottingham

Unexpected rains have most of England indoors

It is almost as if Moses is coming, so heavy have the rains been in Nottingham. A weepy city greeted Team India, cricket officials and travelling media on Tuesday morning and the bad news is that the intense cloud cover, winds and cold conditions will continue to dog activities till Friday morning, a day after the India New Zealand match is scheduled on Thursday.

 Monday to Wednesday is predicted to be washed out completely with cold winds and heavy rain, even though Thursday is being touted as a 50-50 chance between rain and dry spells from 12 noon onwards.

Chief Meteorologist Steve Ramsdale said: “The development of weather conditions leading to thunderstorms and intense rainfall can happen extremely quickly, creating a challenge for forecasters. We have been able to indicate the likelihood of further spells of heavy rainfall for the rest of the week, but the exact details will remain uncertain until nearer the events. We will update warnings accordingly, but we urge people to continue to check the forecast and the app for updates during this period.”

He added: “The lighter rain on Thursday is expected to finally come to an end at about lunch time. The maximum temperatures will be around 13° Celsius and minimum overnight around 10° C or 11° C.”

 This would mean two hours of the match time, if not more, being washed away and a rain-cut shorter schedule most likely to be announced if, that is, the outfield at Trent Bridge is in any shape to take a match on Thursday.

Most of southern and eastern England is under a yellow strap warning which suggests heavy rain, wind and flooding. The yellow belt over Nottingham ends around 12 noon on the met office website.

However, England's chief met officer said that with highly inclement, unexpected and unpredictable weather, the forecast could change with much larger impacts.

If the match gets abandoned, India and New Zealand will share a point each before the Men in Blue travel to Manchester for their clash against Pakistan. The last time the two neighbours met in an ICC tournament was in the Champions Trophy Final in England which India lost to their neighbour.

New Zealand for now are on the top of the World Cup contenders' table with 3 out of 3 matches in their kitty and a robust 6 points already in the bag. The one point from a possible washed-out match against India would bring their tally to seven as opposed to India's five with two matches won.

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