England vs Australia, 3rd Ashes Test, Day 3 Live Score Updates: Start Of Play Delayed Due To Rain

ENG vs AUS, 3rd Ashes Test, Day 3 Live: England eye early wickets on Day 3 as Australia resume their second innings at 116/4 in the third Ashes Test at Headingley. The visitors lead by 142 runs with Travis Head and Mitchell Marsh unbeaten on 18 and 17, respectively. Earlier, England captain Ben Stokes's dynamic 80, his latest dashing innings kept the hosts' Ashes hopes alive before Moeen Ali struck twice in quick succession before stumps. Australia were 116-4 in their second innings at stumps on the second day, a lead of 142 runs, as they looked to go 3-0 up. (Live Scorecard)

EARLY LUNCH - So, the groundstaff will need at least 90 minutes to clear the ground and that is why the umpires have decided to take early lunch. If everything goes well, we can expect the second session to start at 5.40 pm IST (12.10 pm GMT).

Update - 4.02 pm IST (10.32 am GMT) - The forecast looks a bit gloomy and the groundstaff will have their task cut out throughout the day as the drainage here hasn't been the best. We can only hope that action begins soon, that is of course if the weather permits.

Update - 3.21 pm IST (9.51 am GMT) - There has been heavy rain around the ground and the covers are on at the moment. We will have a delayed start to Day 3, but we hope it is not a big one. Stay tuned for further updates.

On the other hand, Australia were given a dream start with the ball by skipper Pat Cummins. Mitchell Starc joined in on the act as well and the Starc-Cummins pairing put England in deep trouble. Ben Stokes gave them a fight but Todd Murphy did well to see the back of him. In reply, David Warner was dismissed early yet again and poor choice of shots by Marnus Labuschagne and Steven Smith sent shivers down the Aussie camp. Mitchell