IND vs AUS 3rd Test Highlights: Irritating day comes to an end with India trailing by 394, Australia on top

India will be the happiest team to have not much play happening on the day. They are at 51/4 at the moment with KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma in the middle. Rahul has looked the best batter and has indeed done well to be unbeaten despite tackling so many rainbreaks. Rohit, with so much scrutiny around him, will be under pressure on the fourth morning. But then, rain is the forecast for the last two days as well. Australia have rain to fight with to eke out a result while an India victory is possibly out of the question.

After only 2.5 overs of play out of which two were bowled by the spinners - Nathan Lyon and Travis Head - the play has been stopped yet again and finally stumps have been called!!

We have 55 minutes of play left. The light will be an issue and there is an expectation that spinners might be asked to bowl from one end to get the predicted 13 overs in those 55 minutes of play. But yeah, we finally have some play.

The constant frustrations with the rain break continue. Play a shot, lose a wicket, rain arrives, run off, come back 15 minutes later, rinse and repeat - this has been the story of the third day. However, this time, the moment the play was about to resume, the rain has returned and this particular break has gotten a bit longer.

The tea has been taken officially as the live pictures show a steady rain. India will be in no hurry to get out and play but think about the Aussies, after putting on such a massive score and having to witness these frequent rain breaks mar the flow.

Oh my word, this is testing everyone's patience! Another rain break... Mitchell Starc doesn't want to leave, KL Rahul just hit a majestic boundary through the covers but they will have to go.

Rishabh Pant has been dismissed amid all the umpteen rain breaks and resumptions as Pat Cummins induced an outside edge straight through to the keeper. India have lost four wickets now and Australia are all over it but somehow, rain keeps the visitors interested for a draw?

This is getting really irritating for everyone involved as the play has resumed but there is every possibility that we could be heading back again in a few overs.

It is getting really frustrating for everyone involved as the rain has returned and the players are back in the shed. Wait continues.

The play on Day 3 of the third Test has resumed after another rain delay. India are in desperate need of partnership having lost three wickets.

At this point, the stop-start nature of play has started to take a toll on the viewers and the players alike. Only, a little over 25 overs of play have been possible in close to four hours as Brisbane clouds and sun continue to play hide and seek.

Rishabh Pant sends the first ball after lunch for an on-drive for a triple as the play has resumed after an elongated crunch. India need this partnership to spend an entire session in the middle.

The rain delays are not helping anyone as the players are off again. Let's hope, this is also another passing shower.

Virat Kohli departs now. The poor start for India is getting worse by every over as Josh Hazlewood induces an outside edge as Kohli on familiar lines chases a wider delivery and gets caught behind. India are three down for 22 and Australia are all over this match.

India are two down early in their innings losing Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill for nothing and need the experienced duo of Virat Kohli and KL Rahul to stay in the middle for the longest.

The ball is following Mitchell Marsh everywhere as the all-rounder, who was at short midwicket in the last over, was in the gully as the ball flew off Shubman Gill's edge. The all-rounder flew towards his left and held on to a sensational catch. India have been rocked early as Australia are all over this match like a rash.

Yashasvi Jaiswal has departed right after hitting the first ball for a boundary off Mitchell Starc. Jaiswal edged the fuller, wider delivery for a boundary between slips and gully but now has ended up handing a simple catch to the mid-wicket fielder and India have lost an early wicket.

The Indian openers KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal are out in the middle as the rain has relented and the covers are off. It has gotten bright as well. There will be some help for the seamers but Indian openers know they have a huge task at hand.

The second innings should have started by now but another heavy downpour has arrived and India will have to wait for their batting innings to kick off. India will be glad to have gotten the remaining three wickets for not much as Australia added 40 runs. But yeah, it will be a stop-start day and batting won't be easy under the overcast sky.

Australia have been bowled out for 445 as Akash Deep, the unluckiest of them all, finally has a wicket in his name. Carey wanted to dispatch one over the deep mid-wicket boundary but didn't get the required timing and has handed a simple catch to Shubman Gill as the left-hander holes out for 70. 

Mohammed Siraj has cleaned up Nathan Lyon. The last few overs had puzzling piece of cricket on show where Carey wasn't really hitting but Australia still weren't declaring and now Siraj has finally struck again, shattering Lyon's stumps and India are one wicket away. Shouldn't be long now!

Well, well, well... Australia are still batting as Alex Carey and Nathan Lyon stroll out in the middle after the short rain delay. Either Carey's hundred is the goalpost or getting to 450 is the objective. Whatever it is, India will have to bowl.

It is going to be a stop-start day and the second rain delay has happened within an hour. The players are not sprinting but they are fast-walking. It seems like a passing shower and Australia will be mulling declaration pretty hard now because the time is getting shorter and shorter and with the rain predicted throughout Day 4, they can't let rain eat up some more time, especially if they are thinking of a win.

Jasprit Bumrah has struck early, who else but him? Starc had a little push at the fuller ball outside the off-stump, a nick and off he goes. India get the breakthrough early on Day 3. Can they get the remaining two wickets quickly as well?

It was a five-minute delay but just that and the players are out in the middle. Jasprit Bumrah has the ball in his hand and Alex Carey is closing in on his fifty as Australia would want to play for an hour or so before declaring. 

It has been windy and a bit rainy in Brisbane at the start of the Day 3. The forecast suggests a stop-start day with a thunderstorm predicted at around 2 PM local time (9:30 AM IST). With almost a day lost already, you'd think declaration should be round the corner but the way Australia batted yesterday, it seemed like they don't want to bat again. So it will be interesting how that pans out...

Jasprit Bumrah got five wickets from 46 false shots from the Australian batters and Akash Deep got none from 45 - make of that what you will. Akash Deep was probing, beat the bat on a number of occasions but the wickets eluded him as Bumrah did the heavy lifting literally and figuratively.

Travis Head is at the peak of his powers but against India, it appears as if he turns into a different beast altogether. A fourth century in the last 18 months across formats, a second consecutive Test century and one more knock were he was able to get his team into a great position and captain Rohit Sharma was rendered clueless with regards to his plans.

It was a long tiring day for the Indian team in the field on the second day of the third Test against Australia at the Gabba. Travis Head and Steve Smith dictated the terms for most of the day as only Jasprit Bumrah had some sort of success with the ball. Australia ended up scoring 405 runs and still have three wickets in the bag. That would be the first aim for India on Day 3 - take the remaining three wickets quickly. Welcome to our live coverage of the third day of the Gabba Test.