Follow live: Rain ends Aussie hopes for miracle win on final day of Third Test against India in Brisbane
Australia will be looking to put their foot to the floor to carve out a win at the Gabba, with a defiant India and Brisbane’s rain standing in their path.
Recap the last day here.
AND NOW MARSH GOES!
They’re dropping like flies!
Australia have lost 4-17 here!
Marsh is the third straight batter to nick off to Pant behind the stumps, failing to deal with one that seams away from Akash and deparying for just 2.
Smith comes to the crease at No.6 - a throwback to his lower-middle order days - and joins fellow first-inning centurion Head. It’s 4-28.
Australia 3-26
Head peels off a couple of boundaries off the latest Bumrah over to settle things down a fraction.
That was a wild flurry, but we’re ultimately playing for very little in the context of this match at least.
The Aussies are 3-26, a lead of 211, with 65 overs remaining in the day - but plenty of weather still around.
AND NOW ANOTHER ONE!
The Aussies are 3-16!
Wickets are falling all over the joint. McSweeney fashions a bottom edge off Akash, and he’s gone for just 4.
Travis Head is the new man, meaning Steve Smith has been demoted two spots... any concern for the veteran?
AND NOW MARNUS GOES!
Bumrah gets ANOTHER one!
Labuschagne produces zero footwork while slashing at a shorter and wider one, and you just can’t do that against the world’s best quick.
He’s gone for 1 off 9, and it’s now 2-16 - a lead of 201.
MITCH MARSH is in at No.4 in the first change to the batting order!
Australia 1-14
McSweeney is 4 off 20, so any thought of the Aussies going into full-blown T20 mode in an effort to set a declaration score has been wiped out.
The home side’s lead is 199, with 69 overs remaining in the day’s play (weather permitting, of course).
KHAWAJA GOES!
The birthday celebrations are soured as Khawaja departs!
He’s bowled by a Bumrah beauty, offering a small inside edge to one that hoops in.
It’s a 29th consecutive innings without a century for the now 38-year-old, and he’s now failed to pass 33 in his past 11 innings.
Concern for the veteran’s future as Marnus Labuschagne comes to the crease at 1-11.
Australia 0-6
Khawaja carves away the first boundary with a beautiful square drive off the back foot.
The veteran is at the crease on his 38th birthday... and it’s fair to say he needs some runs.
We’re back!
Bumrah gets us back underway as McSweeney faces the music. How aggressive will the Aussies be in setting a declaration target - or will this just be a glorified practice session?
RESTART AT 10.40am (WA time)
We’re about to be back in business straight after the lunch break!
Fingers crossed we’ll get a decent chunk of cricket in.
It appears the Aussies will not make a change to their batting order at the top, with Nathan McSweeney and Usman Khawaja set to open.
Covers are off...
The umpires are inspecting the pitch and we’re looking a little more promising for a restart after the end of the lunch break at 10.40am (WA time) - but no official word yet.
