England came into their third game against Australia hoping for a whitewash, and ended up with a washout. The third and final rain interruption came with Australia’s innings 3.5 overs old, still seven balls away from the minimum required for this to constitute a match, but the fact there was no result does not mean there was no point.
Most obviously, England ended the night with spirits boosted but bodies fresh. They had faced 12 overs, a twice-interrupted, much-abbreviated innings from which very little was really learned. Apparently Jos Buttler is quite good. He ended the innings unbeaten on 65 off 41 balls, though he only really found top gear for a single Josh Hazlewood over, from which he thrashed three fours, a couple of twos and a six.
