England v Australia: Rain prevents Edgbaston one-dayer

The third one-day international between England and Australia at Edgbaston has been abandoned without a ball bowled because of persistent rain.

After the scheduled 14:00 BST start was delayed, a 28 overs match was planned for 18:00 - but the rain returned.

England lead the five-match series 2-0 after wins at Lord's and The Oval.

The abandonment prevents England from obtaining the 5-0 series win which would have elevated them to number one in the world one-day rankings.

The hosts would have been without seamers Jade Dernbach and Stuart Meaker, who were both attending the funeral of Surrey team-mate Tom Maynard, although Dernbach also has a side strain.

Wet weather also put paid to Ireland's ICC World Cricket League match against Afghanistan, and washed out the first day of Scotland's ICC Intercontinental Cup match against Canada.