Floodlight failure at the Edgbaston interrupted England's first innings as bad light stopped play for around 20 minutes during the post-lunch session in the third cricket Test against India.
Published: Aug 12, 2011, 07:58 PM (IST)
Edited: Aug 12, 2011, 07:58 PM (IST)
Power outage at the ground and floodlights were not working due to which play was stopped for 20 minutes © Getty Images
Birmingham: Aug 12, 2011
Floodlight failure at the Edgbaston interrupted England’s first innings as bad light stopped play for around 20 minutes during the post-lunch session in the third cricket Test against India.
England were 563 for three in their first innings, a lead of 339 runs, with Alastair Cook and Eoin Morgan batting on 233 and 89 respectively when the umpires walked off the ground due to insufficient light.
The sky turned a little dark but the available light does not seem to be too bad and play could have continued with floodlights on.
But unfortunately, there was a power outage at the ground and floodlights were not working.
India could not have mind this at all as they toiled throughout the morning and nearly first hour of the second session without any success but conceding 107 runs.
Former India captain and now commentator Sourav Ganguly took the opportunity to remark that power cuts happen in London too and not just in Kolkata.
“I remember lights going off at Eden Gardens a couple of times during the IPL recently. It’s happening in London also,” he was heard as saying at the commentators’ box.
Play resumed after around 20 minutes with slight improvement in availability of light on the ground but still no floodlights working. (PTI)
