Ashes 3rd Test Day 3 Highlights: Duckett, Crawley survive as England post 27/0 at Stumps, need 224 to win vs Australia

The next inspection time is scheduled for 8:15 PM IST. So that means play anyways won't start until 9:30 PM IST.

The latest update is that it is raining heavily now and the match won't start anytime soon!

With the rain continuing, there is a high chance that the second session might meet the same fate as the first one!

The delay continues as the covers are still on!

The rain is back and the covers are also back on! No update on when the match will start!

Earliest possible time for play to start is 5:40 PM IST, if the weather is better!

Still no update as to when the match will start, but we do know that there will be early lunch! Hope it gets fine soon!

The umpires have decided to call an early lunch from 5:00 PM IST to 5:40 PM IST.

Day 1 and Day 2 saw complete action, but the rain gods have decided to interfere now! Even Wimbledon has been hampered by rain!

The start of Day 3 has been delayed due to rain as the covers are on!

Day 3 in Leeds looks gloomy, with BBC's weather forecast predicting that there is a chance of precipitation through the day and with thunderstorms. The temperature is expected to be around 21 and 23 degrees Celsius. Also, the weather currently doesn't look good!

Moeen Ali gave Australia body blows in the last session of Day 2 by picking up the wickets of Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith. Yes, the shots were not that good and there was nothing special about the two deliveries but that's the thing with spinners in these conditions. Opposition batters always try to take advantage of them after being battered by the seamers and often they end up inflicting damage like Moeen did yesterday.

Australia will certainly hope he does. It was only because of Marsh's run-a-ball 118 in the first innings that Australia still have their noses in this Test. The tall all-rounder did a fine job in making sure there were no further losses after Australia lost Smith and Labuschagne in quick succession towards the end of Day 2. Today, his wicket will be crucial for the outcome of this Test.

Ollie Robinson hasn't yet bowled in Australia's second innings and there is no clarity on whether or not he will on Day 3. The right-arm seamer walked off the field after hurting his back in the 43rd over of Australia's first innings and since then, hasn't fielded. He, however, did come out to bat on Day 2.

England speedster Mark Wood, who scalped five wickets in the first innings, is yet to open his account in the second.

It will be interesting to see how Australia resists the thunderbolts from Wood.

Australia have a lead of 142 runs with six wickets in hand and among those six two are of Travis Head and Mitchell Marsh - the ones who nearly took the game away from England in the first innings. But with the entry of Chris Woakes and Mark Wood, England have shown that won't let Australia's lower-order to chip in like the first two Tests. If Marsh and Head fail to repeat the magic of the first innings, England could well see themselves chasing a low target, which mind you, won't be easy against an Australian attack with their tails up.