A coffee cart retailer waits as rain halts play at the Basin Reserve © PA Photos

The scoreboard tells the story © PA Photos

Ground staff struggle with the covers at the Basin Reserve © PA Photos

Matt Prior and Brendon McCullum share a laugh after the fifth day's play was washed out © AFP

Brendon McCullum speaks to Matt Prior through a window © AFP

England captain Alastair Cook speaks to the media after the Wellington Test © AFP

Alastair Cook was left frustrated by the weather © PA Photos

Brendon McCullum reflects on the drawn second Test © AFP

Mike Hesson and Brendon McCullum in conversation © AFP

A bleak morning at the Basin Reserve © AFP

The paradise shelduck made a return on the final day © AFP

The rain made England wait and wait © Getty Images

Kane Williamson continues his resistance © Getty Images

Ross Taylor pulls © Getty Images

The covers are on at the Basin Reserve © Getty Images

Rain arrived at lunch in Wellington © Getty Images

Groundstaff at work to clear water at the Basin Reserve © Getty Images

Ross Taylor avoided a king pair and settled into his innings © Getty Images