<p> Rain had the final say as the third and final Test between England and the West Indies ended in a draw at Edgbaston here on Monday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>In a match where three days out of a possible five were washed out, it was no surprise neither side had got in a position to force victory.<br /><br />And, after yet more rain, the umpires finally called the game off shortly before 3.15pm local time (1415GMT) following no play at all on the final day.<br /><br />The draw gave England, who’d already retained the Wisden Trophy, a 2-0 win in this three-match series after five-wicket and nine-wicket wins at Lord’s and Trent Bridge respectively.<br /><br />Overnight, England were 221 for five in reply to West Indies’ first innings total of 426, a deficit of 205 runs and needing a further 56 to avoid the follow-on.<br />Ian Bell, attempting to become the first Warwickshire batsman to score a Test hundred on his Edgbaston home ground, was left on 76 not out and nightwatchman Steven Finn nought not out.<br /><br />Ramdin apologises<br /><br />West Indies’ wicketkeeper-batsman Denesh Ramdin has apologised to Sir Vivian Richards after taunting the legendary batsman while celebrating his century on Sunday.<br /><br />On reaching his landmark at Edgbaston, Ramdin waved a piece of paper with the words “Yeah Viv Talk Nah” scribbled, and pointing it in the direction of the media centre.<br />Viv, now a pundit with BBC’s Test Match Special, had earlier criticised Ramdin following the Trent Bridge Test defeat a fortnight ago.<br /><br />Ramdin admitted Sunday he had been hurt by Viv’s comments and his celebration had been ‘emotional’. “Sir Viv had said something (about me) in the press and I think I got a bit emotional and it came out in the way it did,” an apologetic Ramdin said.<br /><br />“Having said that, he’s a legend of the Caribbean and I still look up to him.”<br />He added: “His statement was a bit hurtful to me, but I worked hard and I proved the critics (wrong). When I was not getting runs, I kept reminding myself that I needed to score runs and do well for myself and my teammates.”<br /></p>
<p> Rain had the final say as the third and final Test between England and the West Indies ended in a draw at Edgbaston here on Monday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>In a match where three days out of a possible five were washed out, it was no surprise neither side had got in a position to force victory.<br /><br />And, after yet more rain, the umpires finally called the game off shortly before 3.15pm local time (1415GMT) following no play at all on the final day.<br /><br />The draw gave England, who’d already retained the Wisden Trophy, a 2-0 win in this three-match series after five-wicket and nine-wicket wins at Lord’s and Trent Bridge respectively.<br /><br />Overnight, England were 221 for five in reply to West Indies’ first innings total of 426, a deficit of 205 runs and needing a further 56 to avoid the follow-on.<br />Ian Bell, attempting to become the first Warwickshire batsman to score a Test hundred on his Edgbaston home ground, was left on 76 not out and nightwatchman Steven Finn nought not out.<br /><br />Ramdin apologises<br /><br />West Indies’ wicketkeeper-batsman Denesh Ramdin has apologised to Sir Vivian Richards after taunting the legendary batsman while celebrating his century on Sunday.<br /><br />On reaching his landmark at Edgbaston, Ramdin waved a piece of paper with the words “Yeah Viv Talk Nah” scribbled, and pointing it in the direction of the media centre.<br />Viv, now a pundit with BBC’s Test Match Special, had earlier criticised Ramdin following the Trent Bridge Test defeat a fortnight ago.<br /><br />Ramdin admitted Sunday he had been hurt by Viv’s comments and his celebration had been ‘emotional’. “Sir Viv had said something (about me) in the press and I think I got a bit emotional and it came out in the way it did,” an apologetic Ramdin said.<br /><br />“Having said that, he’s a legend of the Caribbean and I still look up to him.”<br />He added: “His statement was a bit hurtful to me, but I worked hard and I proved the critics (wrong). When I was not getting runs, I kept reminding myself that I needed to score runs and do well for myself and my teammates.”<br /></p>