Rain washes out second day between England and PCB XI

Overnight rain put paid to the second day of England's match against a PCB XI in Lahore. Heavy showers, the first rain in Lahore for five months, left much of the ground saturated, and play was called off for the day after a lunchtime inspection by match referee Ehtshamuddin.

England batsman Michael Vaughan, who's been out of action for nearly a fortnight with a calf strain, will be hoping conditions improve on tomorrow's final day, as he aims to prove his fitness before the second Test in Faisalabad next Wednesday.

Vaughan was due to bat next with England on 76 for two after bowling out the PCB XI for just 117 - but he looked uncomfortable yesterday while fielding.

"He is not 100%, but we're well aware of that," said coach Duncan Fletcher.

"We wanted to get him out there in the middle to see how it plays up - we're going to have to monitor it carefully over the next couple of days."

"The one advantage to the rain is that it's given him an extra day's rest, which we wanted to give him. We have tried to look after him during the game and hopefully he will be alright at the end of it. Calf muscles tend to be tricky because you sometimes think they are fixed, but there is a good chance of them recurring."