Rain delays the start of Andy Murray and Jamie Delgado's doubles match against Israel's Andy Ram and Jonathan Erlich

The covers go on and the crowd face an anxious wait for a resumption, with the overnight score in the tie poised at 1-1

But the patience of fans in Eastbourne is rewarded when play is finally rescheduled to start at 1630 BST

With play underway, Murray and Delgado seem unruffled by the delay and comfortably take the first set 6-3

The Israel pairing of Ram and Erlich keep Britain working hard and level at 1-1 after taking the second set 6-3

Murray's struggles in the third set but Delgado steps up his game and the pair take the set 7-5 to move into a 2-1 lead

Ram and Erlich make the most of Murray's slump in form and take the fourth set 6-3 to level again at 2-2

Delgado and Murray resort to desperate measures as the Israel duo turn up the heat in the deciding set

Ram and Erlich seal the rubber with a 6-4 win in the final set, putting Israel 2-1 ahead with two matches left in the tie