Rain delays the start of play at Edgbaston - with the BBC weather forecast predicting "light rain" as the day's predominant weather

With play delayed, there is still much talk of Kevin Pietersen's "switch-hitting" from the first ODI - which has been approved by MCC

With the rain unrelenting, umpires Ian Gould (left) and Steve Davis (hidden) make a brief appearance to inspect the pitch

When play finally gets under way at 1500 BST - reduced to 29 overs - England's Ian Bell is caught by Daniel Vettori in the first over

Pietersen has no time for any left-handed sixes - making just 13 before he falls to Michael Mason, with Vettori taking his second catch

Luke Wright hits a rapid-fire 52 off 38 balls before he holes out in the deep - just before the rain returns

As Wright is caught and the rain falls, umpire Davis calls the covers on - when they resume, the game is reduced to 24 overs per side

Ravi Bopara is run out soon after the resumption for 10 when he and Paul Collingwood farcically both end up at the same end

But Collingwood then plays a captain's innings, smashing 37 off 24 balls - with a few unorthodox flicks over the wicket-keeper's head

At the other end, Owais Shah enjoys an entertaining cameo innings - 18 off 18 balls, including a huge six

Some characteristic big hitting from Dimitri Mascarenhas (23 from 13 balls) ensures England finish on 162 from their allotted 24 overs

A shower during the interval reduces the Kiwi target to 160 from 23 overs on Duckworth-Lewis - and Jamie How soon falls to Stuart Broad

Opener Brendon McCullum takes a typically bullish approach, and spinner Graeme Swann has to take evasive action at one point

Ross Taylor hits five foursin his 25 from 21 balls, adding 54 with McCullum before he holes out on the mid-wicket boundary

McCullum is 60 not out with the Kiwis 127-2 after 19 overs, needing to score seven off the 20th over to win on Duckworth-Lewis

But with just one more over needed for a match to be constituted, the game is stopped because of rain and a "no result" ensues