A view of the SSC pitch in Colombo••ESPNcricinfo Ltd
Groundsmen rush to get the covers in place••AFP
Dark clouds loom over the Sinhalese Sports Club••MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP
A general view of the Sinhalese Sports Club ground••Paul McGregor/ESPNcricinfo Ltd
Gloomy conditions at the Sinhalese Sports Club delay the start of the New Zealand - Sri Lanka clash••Manoj Ridimahliyada/ESPNcricinfo Ltd
Mostly English supporters watch the Test at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground Colombo, Sri Lanka••Chaminda de Silva/ESPNcricinfo Ltd
Dark clouds hover over the SSC••AFP/Getty Images
The clouds linger over the SSC in Colombo, before the rain fell to force a draw••Getty Images
Groundstaff do what they can to improve the dire conditions at the Sinhalese Sports Club••ESPNcricinfo Ltd
The 'super-sopper' is hard at work at the SSC ground before the New Zealand-Sri Lanka clash••Shyam Impett/ESPNcricinfo Ltd
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground during the play••Gemunu Amarasinghe/ESPNcricinfo Ltd
The crowd rush on at the end of the Test at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground Colombo, Sri Lanka••Chaminda de Silva/ESPNcricinfo Ltd
Mahela Jayawardene's score ticks along at his favourite venue as a scoreboard operator looks on••AFP
Fans relax on the grass embankment near the giant scoreboard••Kanishkaa Balachandran
The playing surface at the Sinhalese Sports Club pitch is covered with plastic sheeting ••AFP
A sorry sight for any cricket fan, the covers on at the Sinhalese Sports Club, protecting the pitch from rain••Manoj Ridimahliyada/ESPNcricinfo Ltd
The Sinhalese Sports Club during Sri Lanka's Test against England in 2001••ESPNcricinfo Ltd
A general view of the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground Colombo, Sri Lanka••Chaminda de Silva/ESPNcricinfo Ltd
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