The crucial T20 World Cup clash between old rivals Australia and England was on Friday called off without a ball being bowled due to intermittent rain, making the race to the semi-finals more challenging for the two top teams. Both the teams were waiting to get the clouds to go away from Melbourne. Fans worldwide were praying for the game to happen as both teams were stuck in tight situations. It was the third straight game in Melbourne that got washed out. The cricket fans excitedly go wash out with every second game coming under the weather. The Ashes rivalry takes center stage always whether it’s a world cup match or any tournament. The umpires have shaken hands with the captains, and a number of players are going around clicking pictures with the fans who made their way to the stadium. Fair play to them for that. There was no rain for 90-odd minutes but it started pouring again and that ended any chances of any play happening. Cricketing experts around the world had a debate regarding the weather conditions and questioned the board to at least add an extra day or alternate venue. In such a grand event every match point is important. So now there are four teams in Group 1 with three points and two teams with two. England is in the top two on the basis of their net run rate, New Zealand remains on top, and Ireland is third ahead of Australia on the basis of their NRR. The world cup gets closer, bigger, and more thoughtful with every day passing.