Rain keeps captain Smith waiting
Steady rain all day threatened to cause an abandonment without the Australians even leaving their team hotel
![No play was possible at a watery Wantage Road, Northamptonshire v Australians, Tour match, Northampton, 1st day, August 14, 2015](https://img1.hscicdn.com/image/upload/f_auto,t_ds_w_1280,q_70/lsci/db/PICTURES/CMS/220000/220043.jpg)
No play was possible at a watery Wantage Road • Getty Images
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