Antigua Test in trouble

The opening day of the second Test between England and the West Indies was abandoned after just 10 balls due to a dangerous outfield.

Having seen both Jerome Taylor and Fidel Edwards struggle to run up on a sandy surface, the decision was made to cancel play at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium.
England captain Andrew Strauss, who was at the crease with his side on 7-0, and West Indies counterpart Chris Gayle were involved in meetings with on-field umpires Tony Hill and Daryl Harper, as well as match referee Alan Hurst.
Although no decision has been made about the rest of the match, the situation is unlikely to improve in the near future.

Options
Australian Hurst admitted that officials will now look into other options, including moving the match to a different venue entirely.
"There's a very deep sand base here and even in the first over the bowler was going considerably deep with their footing," he told Sky Sports.
"They were having trouble getting any sort of traction at all. It was deemed to be dangerous by the bowlers and the umpires were in agreement with that.
"Their decision has been that they will abandon play for the day as the grounds seem to be fit. We'll look into now other options perhaps relocate the game, look at time changes - I'm not sure where we go from here.
"Rather than say the game is abandoned we're saying we've abandoned play today and then make some further announcements as soon as we can."
The situation regarding the state of the outfield had been raised during the build-up to the match, though Hurst revealed no one had actually tested out the conditions to see if they were fit for action.
"I don't think there was any doubt that there was a problem as far as the sand is concerned. Everyone felt, including the umpires, that it may have been okay," he admitted.
"We hadn't had anyone bowl on the wicket to test it out. We had to have someone do that before a decision can be made.
"It would have been jumping the gun before play to say it's unfit. The evidence has been shown in the first two overs."

Possibilities
The decision must now be made over what to do with the possibility of using the Antigua Recreation Ground as a new venue.
There is also the option of back-to-back contests on another island, something that happened 11 years ago when the first Test between the two teams was cancelled at Sabina Park in Jamaica due to an unfit pitch.
"I've got to talk to the board (The West Indies Cricket Board), the ICC, with the umpires. We'll talk through options but I'm not sure what they are," Hurst added.
"Maybe we could extend the time of the Test match, maybe changing the venue, maybe back-to-back games in Barbados. I'm not sure, there may be other options."