COLOMBO, Nov 22: England cricket captain Michael Vaughan has criticised scheduling of Sri Lanka tour after Friday’s day-night match was abandoned because of rain.

“The two boards and the international schedule brought us out to Sri Lanka in monsoon season. Maybe you shouldn’t be sent to places where it is due to rain at certain times of the day,” Vaughan said.

After losing first match in the series, England are 1-0 down with just one match to play on Sunday.

That means Vaughan cannot continue his record of winning all three of the one-day series in which he has led England.

A number of depressions have swung in from the Indian Ocean, ruining England’s first week on the island.

On a rare dry day, they were thrashed by Sri Lanka on Tuesday in Dambulla.

Vaughan added: “You are always going to struggle with amount of rain we have had here. Sri Lanka is a great tour, it is just disappointing weather is spoiling it. Locals keep telling me it will improve. I hope it does so pretty quickly.”

Previous England tours have taken place post-Christmas when conditions can be insufferably hot but are generally rain-free.—PPI