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Meanwhile, across the Tasman Sea. Australia's seamers ensured they stayed in control of the third Test against India, despite rain wiping out much of day three in Brisbane.

The hosts added 40 runs, either side of a rain delay, to their overnight 405-7, with Alex Carey the last man out for 70.

India's reply was delayed by more rain, before they slipped to 22-3.

Yashasvi Jaiswal hit Mitchell Starc for four off the first ball of the innings, but was caught at mid-wicket next ball.

Shubman Gill was superbly caught at gully by Mitchell Marsh, before Virat Kohli feathered Josh Hazlewood behind.

The rain returned as Rishabh Pant was walking to the crease and then much of the afternoon and evening session was wiped out by more precipitation, a wet outfield and bad light.

There were four spells of cricket - with each lasting 11, 23, seven and 17 balls respectively.

Pant was dismissed in the third of those, edging Pat Cummins behind, before KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma guided India to 51-4 at stumps.

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Now you might be joining us wondering about how England's men's team are, ahem, doing in the third and final Test against New Zealand in Hamilton.

Well, they are currently sliding towards a massive defeat with matters compounded by a concerning recurrence of Ben Stokes' hamstring injury.

Stokes was in visible distress as he left the field clutching the same left hamstring he injured in August, subsequently missing four Tests.

The captain was bowling his third over of the third day, midway through the afternoon session. He pulled up in the follow-through of his second delivery, went straight to the dressing room and did not return for the remainder of the New Zealand second innings. The all-rounder will have a scan overnight.

Even before Stokes was injured, England were staring down the barrel as an inevitable Kane Williamson century built New Zealand's monstrous lead.

After rain delayed play by two and a half hours, Williamson moved to 156. He added 107 with Rachin Ravindra, who made 44, and another 92 with Daryl Mitchell, who helped himself to 60.

When New Zealand were finally bowled out for 453, England's target was a world-record and improbable 658.

England were left six overs to bat, in which time Ben Duckett played an awful hack to drag on off the retiring Tim Southee and Zak Crawley was lbw to his tormentor Matt Henry.

The tourists will resume on 18-2 when play gets under way at the earlier time this evening of 21:30 GMT on day four.

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A bit of debate here on whether Annerie Dercksen meant to guide that over the slips and miscued the shot, or was undone by the pace of the delivery attempting to fend it off.

Either way, Lauren Filer is duly rewarded for her excellent use of short-pitched bowling. She's looked the main threat with the ball for England this morning.

Well, it was definitely South Africa's morning prior to that wicket but England will be that much happier now as they walk off for lunch.

The Proteas still edged the session but the tourists will hope to make further inroads in the afternoon session.

To take you through that and reflect on what we've seen this morning, it's over to Timothy Abraham.

Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

So good! I thought Knight had dropped it, she had dropped it. I thought it was another chance for Dercksen but Ecclestone - unbelievable reactions at first slip. She sees Knight palm it over the crossbar, a full length dive for Ecclestone in her weaker hand, and takes a one-handed grab.

Dercksen and Filer is a battle we've enjoyed watching. It might have taken a bit longer to bring Filer back into the attack but she had two chances - one was dropped and one was taken right on the stroke of lunch for England.

Kevin Howells
BBC Test Match Special commentator

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If there's no further loss of wickets, South Africa will go in thinking they've done alright out there.

For all the plaudits we give England for keeping it tight, this has been South Africa's session for me.

Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

I was worried about Dercksen and whether she has the capability to bat for a long period of time. It didn't look like it when Filer was bowling short at her but England have almost gone away from that at the minute.

Too straight from Charlie Dean and that allows Annerie Dercksen to flicks the ball away fine and there is just enough on it to reach the boundary.

England race around at the end of the over and there will be time for one more before lunch. Lauren Filer will bowl it.

Kevin Howells
BBC Test Match Special commentator

England really would have wanted three or four wickets before lunch but at the moment, it's just the one.

Laura Wolvaardt has to jam the bat down in the nick of time once again, this time to keep out a yorker from Lauren Filer that tails in late.

The ball bounces up and over Tammy Beaumont at short leg and they run a single.

Annerie Dercksen clips the ball down to fine leg and gets two. Or does she? No, one short. Dercksen's bat was a good few inches short of the crease at the non-striker's end. Just a single then.

Good ball to finish from Filer, beating Dercksen's outside edge as she fiddled at a ball on a fifth stump line.

Kevin Howells
BBC Test Match Special commentator

What England have done well is they haven't allowed South Africa to run away with it. They're still a long way behind. It's been fairly well contained.

But I didn't actually feel pressure. There isn't too much being asked of South Africa.

Charlie Dean is into the attack for the first time in the match with lunch approaching on day two.

The off-spinner starts pretty well and another ball stays low - there have been a few in this session - but Laura Wolvaardt manages to jam the bat down on it right in front of middle.

Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

That should have been taken. I can't help but think that when somebody like Mark Wood is in bowling, they always put Harry Brook at fine leg because he's such a good fielder.

Could England have put a better fielder there? Lauren Bell gets there, it should have been a wicket. England have been so patient but it's been dropped.

A positive return to the attack for Lauren Filer but still no wicket for England.

There really should have been in that over. How costly will that drop prove to be?

Dercksen dropped on 33published at 32.3 overs

32.3 overs

SA 103-1

Lauren Filer returns and should have made the breakthrough!

It's a short ball and Annerie Dercksen has not looked comfortable against it. She tries to pull but get a top edge down towards fine leg.

Lauren Bell comes running in but can't take the catch. That really should have been taken.

Rufus Bullough
CricViz analyst

Since the 20th over, South Africa have gone at just two runs per over - which is the slowest scoring 10 over period of the game. England have been probing and bowling very direct forcing South Africa to play at all 60 deliveries of the 10 over block.

Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

It's been a decent partnership between Wolvaardt and Dercksen but that boundary just relieves that bit of pressure that England were building.

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Good bowling from Nat Sciver-Brunt to draw a rare error from Laura Wolvaardt.

It is full enough that the South Africa skipper is drawn into the drive but the ball nips back and slides off the inside edge. Nearly through the defences.

Wolvaardt remains, though, and times a short ball through mid-wicket for four late in the over. That takes South Africa into three figures.