The tourists won the opening match, a 30-overs-a-side affair, but games on Saturday and Sunday were ruined by rain.

"We now have four to play in seven days which is a lot, but we haven't played a game for a week and a half," said captain Michael Vaughan.

"Hopefully the weather will be better in Grenada when we arrive there and we can get a full game in there.

Showers are forecast on Wednesday, when what should have been the fourth match of the series is due to be played in Grenada.

That is followed by back-to-back games in St Lucia at the weekend before the finale in Barbados on May 5.

England face a packed schedule of one-day matches this summer, including the NatWest Series against New Zealand and West Indies and the ICC Champions Trophy.

Vaughan said the loss of two full matches -- plus two in Sri Lanka before Christmas -- had hit the touring side's plans to experiment with different line-ups with an eye on the 2007 World Cup.

Off-spinner Gareth Batty has only played three one-day internationals, batsman Andrew Strauss has featured in only two and a further four members are yet to make 20 appearances.

"We want a proper game of cricket to test the inexperienced members of our squad," Vaughan added.

"You pick a squad of 15 players and in seven games you would think that every member of that squad would play a part and get an opportunity.

"We had two games washed out in Sri Lanka and that is valuable experience we are not gaining from playing in other countries against other opposition."