Women’s Ashes Test match, day three: Australia v England – as it happened

Katherine Brunt celebrates the wicket of Alyssa Healy before the rain arrived on day three of the Women's Ashes Test between Australia and England at Manuka Oval. Photograph: Mark Kolbe/Getty Images

7.27am GMT

Here’s Geoff Lemon’s report from Manuka Oval in Canberra:

5.40am GMT

So Australia will resume tomorrow - frustratingly the last day - with a slim lead of 52, already two wickets down, thanks to the pre-lunch incisiveness of Katherine Brunt. They had an unsettling morning in the field, dropping a couple of catches and letting Knight and Ecclestone take their partnership to a hundred before Ecclestone was lbw to McGrath. Perry (3-57) dismissed Kate Cross, to leave Knight unbeaten on a magnificent 168.

The loss of Healy (for a pair) and Haynes cheaply had added real spice to this game, but the weather has damp-squibbed it unless England can do something quickly with the ball tomorrow morning.

We’ll be back then, hopefully without the clouds. Thanks for all the emails through the night, I’m heading back to bed. Have a great day, wherever you are.