England captain Charlotte Edwards and Player of the Series Katherine Brunt

England women's bid for a 5-0 whitewash against India was denied by rain as the final encounter at Hove was abandoned.

They went into the day/night match at Hove with a 4-0 lead, but as with their male counterparts, the British summer prevented them from a clean sweep.

The match was reduced to 32 overs but did begin, but only four overs were bowled before it was called off.

It was a magnificent for summer for England, however, unbeaten with 13 victories and three matches rained off.

Seam bowler Katherine Brunt was named Player of the Series against India, a fine achievement for a player whose cricket career was interrupted last year by a serious back injury.

"I've got my confidence back now. In the last three games I have started to bend my back and put the effort in," she told ecb.co.uk.

"Coming back from injury, I found the summer pretty gruelling. I think I have picked up every niggle in my lower body but my back has been fine."

She added: "I did not expect us to beat India 4-0. They are second in the world but did not get close to us.

"We have improved more than any other team in the last two years."

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