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Temperatures at SW19 were expected to reach 22C with no prospect of rain, according to the Met Office.
That makes the German the clear favourite but the prospect of rain over the weekend could complicate his plans.
With the prospect of rain in the afternoon, England needed to score quick runs if they wanted to win the match and they lost skipper Alastair Cook for 21 shortly before the players were forced off the field for a lengthy rain delay with England 40-1 from 12 overs.
Now, of course, the prospect of rain is cause for celebration.
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Britain faces ten more years of wet summers, after the Met Office revealed the country is in the midst of a rare weather cycle that increases the prospect of summer rain and could last for two decades.
I am confidently predicting that the lunch break will be the time to mull over a session where 75 runs were scored for no wickets down and the looming prospect of a rain affected draw makes the call of the mattress harder and harder to resist.
Asked about the prospect of further rain, he insisted: "We'll do everything we can.
BBC Radio Solent's Kevan James: "With the prospect of heavy rain on the final day, Hampshire went on the attack after tea in pursuit of quick runs and a slightly earlier declaration than might otherwise have been considered normal.
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