Australia v India third Test AS IT HAPPENED: Bad light stops play as India avoid the follow-on; Mitch Starc 'very unhappy' after another rain delay
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AUSTRALIA: Usman Khawaja, Nathan McSweeney, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Mitch Marsh, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood.
INDIA: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj
India won the toss and elected to bowl
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Looks like we might be heading for a draw but who knows. Cricket is a funny game.
Come back tomorrow, we'll be doing it all over again.
Now we're done
Akash Deep hits Pat Cummins for six.
Two balls later, we're off for bad light.
"Another interesting statement about cricket and its rules, he's just hit Pat Cummins out of the ground, two deliveries later they say unfit for play. I'm stunned," Adam Gilchrist said on Fox Cricket.
India avoid the follow-on
There's delight in the Indian viewing room.
Akash has hit Pat Cummins just over gully and it's gone to four.
"That's the most uplifting boundary of the series so far," Kerry O'Keeffe said on Fox Cricket.
"They have a pulse ... they are still alive," Adam Gilchrist added.
Aussies hurting over Hazlewood departure
Pat Cummins back into the attack replacing Mitch Starc.
Kerry O'Keeffe believes he needs a rest.
"Even Pat looks drawn, it's taken its toll today," he said on Fox Cricket.
Boys might need a rest
Kerry O'Keeffe has posed an important question here.
As Akash and Bumrah block away, he wonders on Fox Cricket "how much is it taking out of the Cummins and Starc tank?"
Starc is into his 24th over, Cummins has bowled 19.
The blocks are receiving a loud applause every time now too.
Stat of the day
The last time India had to follow-on was in 2011 against England at The Oval.
GONE
Ravindra Jadeja is out!
A bouncer from Pat Cummins is skied towards square leg and Mitch Marsh takes a brilliant diving catch.
India now near certain to be batting again.
Mitch Starc is back in the attack.
Mitch Marsh's catch. Fox Cricket
Starcy!
Mitchell Starc has three!
And it's a beautiful catch from Alex Carey.
He dives to his right after a nick from Mohammed Siraj and he's on his way for 1.
India need 45 runs to avoid the follow-on.
Ok now we're back
We're back on the field.
And we're back in this blog after a few technical difficulties. Apologies for that.
The tea break is done and the covers are off.
Now we're off again
The rain comes down again, 10 minutes before tea.
Mitch Starc is furious.
"Very unhappy," Isa Guha says of Starc on Fox Cricket.
Starc laughs with the umpires after the decision.
India need 45 more runs to avoid the follow-on.
Starc is still very frustrated as he walks off.
Mitchell Starc reacts to another rain delay. Fox Cricket
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