Ashes: Australia slump before rain interrupts Day 3 action

Australia lost three wickets for 11 runs en route to slumping to 80-4 when rain forced an early lunch on the third day of the second Test

London: England pace Jofra Archer marked his Test debut with a wicket (opener Cameron Bancroft LBW for 13) as Australia suffered a top-order collapse before rain cut short play at Lord's yesterday.

Australia lost three wickets for 11 runs en route to slumping to 80-4 when rain forced an early lunch on the third day of the second Test. That left Australia 178 runs behind England's 258. The 24.1 overs that took place in the morning represented the only action on Friday, with persistent rain leading the umpires to abandon play for the day at 5:22 pm local time.

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