
Firefighters are called in to water the outfield at the Antigua Recreation Ground, after its last-minute call-up to host the island's abandoned Test, West Indies v England, 2nd Test, St. John's, Antigua, February 13, 2009© AFP

Groundsmen dig beneath the surface of the Antigua pitch and find a sandpit, West Indies v England, 2nd Test, St. Johns, Antigua, February 13, 2009© Getty Images

Where are the buckets and spades? Groundsmen dig beneath the surface but find just sand, sand, sand in Antigua, West Indies v England, 2nd Test, St. Johns, Antigua, February 13, 2009© Getty Images