Unusually cold and wet weather replete with snow, sleet and heavy winds have slowed down the researchers on the fourth consecutive NASA summer field session.

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After a lot of stretching and massaging, Ljungberg was able to train with the rest of the squad in a one-hour session at Rugby Field in the outskirts of Miyazaki, a small city of 300, 000 people on Japan's southernmost island, Kyushu.

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For example, during a session of track and field, instead of viewing only a single feed that moves from event to event, a user can choose to watch a stream dedicated to a specific event, such as the long jump or javelin.

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New Zealand held an overall lead of 196 on 96-8 in their second innings when the teams were forced from the field in the final session.

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Button led the way in the opening practice session, but the second saw the field close up behind pacesetter, Sebastian Vettel.

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The two Toro Rossos of Sebastien Bourdais, who shocked the field by leading the first qualifying session, and Sebastian Vettel rounded out the top ten.

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Another wicket followed in Collingwood's second over as Alastair Cook, who was back on the field after a stiff back saw him miss the afternoon session, dived to his left at short mid-off to catch a Matthew Wade drive.

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