After the first day's play was washed out due to incessant rain at Headingley, England and New Zealand will be hopeful for some play on the second day of the second Test.
England lead the two-match series 1-0 and were hoping for another victory as they prepare themselves for the Ashes.
One player that England will be desperate to have back against Australia, after batting troubles showed up in the first Test against the Kiwis, is Kevin Pietersen, with skipper Alastair Cook insisting the batsman was on track for the first Test.
"We all know that's the situation," Cook said. "He's progressing well. There is some more information over the next couple of weeks that we will receive but chatting to him at Lord's he sounded positive, and fingers crossed.
"With injuries you're not quite sure how they're healing but it sounded as if he was making good progress.
"I think we all know when Kevin comes back and he's fit, his record and his class demands that he plays for England pretty much.
"So that creates competition for places and the guys in the changing room will be desperate to score runs. That's good for us in this game because we need as many runs as we can get."
Nick Compton after a couple of failures in the series in New Zealand and in the first Test has come under a bit of pressure, but Cook believes his opening partner has nothing to worry about for the moment.
"Compo's got the shirt at the moment, and he fully justifies that selection," Cook said when asked whether Joe Root was pressing for a move up the order. "He's forced his way in with the amount of runs he scored at Somerset, and we've had some really good starts at the top of the order.
"I think Rooty has always opened the batting so he sees himself as an opener. I'm sure at some stage in the future you will see Joe Root opening the batting.
"We all know selection can change but he (Compton) has shown us the determination and the talent he's got at the top of the order and the character you need to fight there and he's got to continue doing that."
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