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Tea will be at 4:40 UK time, making this a 90 minute session for England to see out.
Summary
England secure draw to deny Australia Ashes clean sweep
Tourists finish nine down, with Anderson surviving final over
Stokes makes 60 off 123 balls; Bairstow hits 41 off 105 balls
Crawley scores eye-catching 77 before being trapped in front by Green yorker
Buttler to fly home with hand injury
Daily highlights on BBC iPlayer from 17:00 GMT
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Play to resume at 03:10published at 03:02 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2022
According to the SCG scoreboard, seven overs have been lost, meaning England will need to see out 56 overs to save this Test.
Postpublished at 02:50 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2022
Simon Mann
BBC Test Match Special commentatorI think it will take a while to clear up.
We think - from looking through the ICC regulations - that we started losing overs 10 minutes ago.
Postpublished at 02:50 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2022
The big cover has come off and the clean up has started.
We'll let you have news of a restart when we get it.
Postpublished at 02:44 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2022
There's a bit of movement out in the middle from the groundstaff, but the stewards have still got their waterproof ponchos on.
From the press boxpublished at 02:43 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2022
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One of the England backroom staff is peering over the railings, trying to work out if its still raining or not.
It is.
Latham hits ton for NZ v Bangladeshpublished at 02:32 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2022
Image source, Getty ImagesIt is day one of the second Test between New Zealand and Bangladesh in Christchurch today.
The Kiwis are currently 1-0 down in the series, having been shocked by the tourists in the first Test.
They are batting first and Tom Latham, who is captaining the side in Kane Williamson's absence, has just posted his 12th Test century. It came up off 133 balls with 17 fours! Only Kane Williamson, Ross Taylor and Martin Crowe have hit more for New Zealand.
His fellow opener Will Young made 54 before cutting Shoriful Islam to point.
There has already been a one, two, three, four, five, six and seven scored. It is quite frankly all going on!
Postpublished at 02:26 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2022
I think the rain might be slackening off slightly.
Postpublished at 02:20 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2022
Jonathan Agnew
BBC cricket correspondent on BBC Test Match SpecialThere is some general brightness in the direction of where this rain came from.
I can see the groundstaff wandering on now. Overs will be starting to be lost now, so England will be perfectly happy with that.
Postpublished at 02:18 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2022
Incidentally, I'd urge you to search out the delivery in the New Zealand-Bangladesh Test match that cost seven runs.
Comedy fielding at its best.
Postpublished at 02:16 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2022
It is actually raining quite heavily in Sydney...
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Robert Snell: I’ve heard people talk about the 90s doldrums, but Ramps/Hick et al were in & out of the side averaging mid 20s or more against some of the greatest bowling attacks of all time. The current crop are averaging almost single figures in Test series. It’s much worse now.
Postpublished at 02:10 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2022
Jonathan Agnew
BBC cricket correspondent on BBC Test Match SpecialThe actual shower itself will shortly have passed, but it is just a question of what is behind it.
There is a mist swirling around the floodlights.
Rain stops playpublished at 02:08 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2022
Judging that play is meant to start in two minutes and the pitch is still covered up, I think it's fair to say that rain has delayed play.
Postpublished at 02:05 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2022
Poor Joe Root.
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Oh, I tell a lie - the covers are coming on.
It's got very grey and grim and the floodlights are beaming down at the SCG.
Postpublished at 01:58 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2022
Whatever the rain situation, it's not enough to trouble the groundstaff.
From the press boxpublished at 01:57 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2022
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