After a delay of over four hours because of a wet outfield umpires the umpires declared that play will commence at 1500 local time (1730 IST).
The Indian middle-order batsman passed a fitness test on his stiff back on Thursday.
The pacer is still to recover fully from a back injury ahead of the Nottingham Test on Friday.
Indian bowlers will look to target England wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow's fractured finger should the 28-year-old be passed fit to play in the fourth Test, paceman Mohammed Shami has said.
James Anderson claimed two early wickets to have New Zealand, replying to England's first innings of 364, in trouble at 57 for 2 at tea on the second day of the third and final Test.
Kevin Pietersen's 12th test century helped England recover from a slump to reach 273 for seven on the first day of the third and final Test against New Zealand on Thursday. Pietersen scored 115 for his first test hundred at Trent Bridge, where he played for four seasons from 2001.
England pace bowler Stuart Broad believes the Nottingham swing factor can give his side a 2-0 series win in the third and final Test against New Zealand starting at Trent Bridge on Thursday. Spin was the primary weapon at the second Test at Old Trafford, which England won by six wickets thanks to Monty Panesar after trailing New Zealand by 179 runs on the first innings.
'The person who carried out the London attack... was a fighter from the Islamic State, and did so in response to calls to target citizens of coalition countries,' the ISIS statement read.
India will tour England in 2011 to play four Tests, five one-dayers and a Twenty20 international, England and Wales Cricket Board said on Sunday.
The decision on whether to appeal or not against judicial commissioner Gordon Lewis' verdict pronouncing both James Anderson and Ravindra Jadeja 'not guilty' in the Trent Bridge altercation lies entirely on International Cricket Council CEO Dave Richardson, who has six days to do so.
South Africa captain Graeme Smith was disappointed but not downcast after the Proteas lost the third Test against England by 70 runs at Trent Bridge.
Sussex thrashed Nottinghamshire by an innings and 245 runs in their last match of the season.
India moved up two places to third in the LG International Cricket Council's Test rankings following their series win in England.
Paul Nixon and former West Indies captain Jimmy Adams have come out in support of the Indian wicketkeeper.
'Zaheer was brilliant. We need players who can come ahead and play like him,' said India's captain after the seven-wicket victory over England in the second Test.
India beat England by seven wickets in the second Test to go 1-0 up in the three-match series.
India's pace bowling sensation Zaheer Khan on Monday revealed why he got upset while batting and walked towards Kevin Pietersen and pointed his bat at him on Day 3 of the second Test at Trent Bridge.
India, needing 73 runs to win the second Test against England, were 10 for no loss at close on the penultimate day.
England were 43-0 in their second innings after dismissing India for 481 on Day 3 of the second Test.
The West Indies beat England in the third ODI to win the series 2-1.
New Zealand were 190 for 5, 255 runs ahead of England, at the end of day three in the third Test.
England's coach said Ponting had abused him after he was run out by a substitute in the fourth Test at Trent Bridge.
The England fast bowler hurt his right ankle during the fourth Test and failed to recover despite undergoing intensive treatment
While former Test batsman Michael Slater has called for the axing of his old opening partner Matthew Hayden.
South African batsman JP Duminy is to return home ahead of the third Test against England in a move that could signal the end of his Test career.
The Pakistan umpire missed the second Ashes Test as he had to be with his wife following the premature birth of their baby boy.
Westley has enjoyed a prolific season for Essex in the CountyChampionship, scoring 478 runs, including two centuries, at an average of 53.11.
Sourav Ganguly hit a cautious 47 as Glamorgan were bundled out for 267.
IMAGES from Day 5 of the third and final Test between England and New Zealand in Headingley on Monday.
In the six games he had played so far, Tamim has hit just one half-century in the competition -- 62 against Australia at Trent Bridge on Thursday that too in a losing cause.
On Thursday, it was revealed that even the 'Men in Blue' use the same equipment to beat the biting cold.
South Africa very definitely have the edge in this match by courtesy of having runs on the board.
England beat Pakistan in the fourth ODI to keep alive their hopes of squaring the series.
Just hours after his team surrendered the Ashes in abject fashion, Australia cricket coach Darren Lehmann has come under fire for turning to Twitter in search of tickets to an English Premier League soccer match.
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