Summary

  • Crawley & Duckett survive tricky 25 minutes to reach 27-0 at close

  • England need 251 to keep Ashes alive

  • Head finally falls for superb 77 as Australia dismissed for 224

  • Tourists lose last six wickets for 108 - Woakes, Wood & Broad take two each

  • Most of day three lost to rain until 17:00 BST

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Timothy Abraham and Sam Drury

  1. A curious field from Ben Stokes, set up for short-pitched bowling...

  2. Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    England will not get a better opportunity to get back into this Ashes series than they do this evening.

  3. Chris Woakes fiddles with the draw string on his trousers and rolls his shoulder over to warm up. He will bowl the first over for England.

  4. Tom Mallows
    BBC Sport at Headingley

    There’s a huge roar from the crowd as the England players emerge.

    They have been waiting patiently all day but finally it looks like they will see some cricket.

  5. England's players are out on the field.

    Stuart Broad, chewing gum intently, warms up to bowl before joining his England team-mates in a huddle.

    Feels like we've said this quite a few times...but this could be a pivotal bit of cricket in the context of the Ashes.

  6. Tom Mallows
    BBC Sport at Headingley

    Warm applause from the crowd for the ground staff, who have done an excellent job today.

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    In Leeds City Centre, no rain at all and clouds clearing away. England to whittle the Aussies out this evening I reckon. Chase 220 tomorrow.

    Ash

  8. The pitch is currently being rolled. England's players are all ready in their whites on the edge of the boundary itching to get going.

  9. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special

    Ollie Robinson looks to be out there with David Saker getting loose, that's a good sign for England.

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    Haven't seen a cloud all day down in Cornwall. Should have brought the game down here. Frustrating to see this game delayed with no sign of even a gust of wind today around here!

    Jason, Cornwall

  11. Tom Mallows
    BBC Sport at Headingley

    The covers are coming back off again.

    Huge cheers from the crowd, understandably.

  12. Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    They could've been playing ten minutes ago!

  13. There's a bit of umming and ahhing with the mobile covers which were briefly going back on the pitch - to boos from the crowd - before they were then, abruptly, rolled off again.

  14. Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    England have had their fair share of drops this series. It's warm, it's humid, they will be chomping at the bit to get down there. There's not a lot for the Aussies to gain but a lot for England. This is absolutely crucial to get back into this series.

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    Has man of the match ever been awarded to a groundskeeper?

    Anon

  16. Matthew Henry
    BBC Sport at Headingley

    England have had some luck with the conditions in this series and have not taken full advantage. You feel like they need to do so today.

    Floodlights on. Gloom set in. Mark Wood having had his feet up all day...

  17. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special

    It does look positive. There is some rain around but we should hopefully get some play. We can see Leeds city centre which hasn't been the case for most of the day.

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    Shaun F: Not a drop of rain in Lancashire since 1.30pm. Then it was only for 30 mins. Maybe it's time we bypassed the wrong side of the Pennines and play two Tests at Old Trafford?

  19. Matthew Henry
    BBC Sport at Headingley

    The players have emerged - England with their football and Mitchell Marsh for some more sprints.

    Brendon McCullum is hitting some ball as wicketkeeping practise for Jonny Bairstow.

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    On the M62 parallel to Leeds… it’s lashing it down and heading your way. 16.45 start looks an outside bet!

    Robin