Kick-Off! Australia v British & Irish Lions

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13 mins ago 11:45AM

36 mins: Australia 8-0 Lions

Gibson-Park puts in for a Lions scrum.

The ball is sprayed out wide to Freeman. A penalty follows which Russell taps to keep the move going.

Now, it's Australia's turn to defend.

16 mins ago 11:41AM

33 mins: Australia 8-0 Lions

And the kick in front of the posts is good as Australia extend their advantage.

17 mins ago 11:41AM

32 mins: Australia 5-0 Lions

Australia win a penalty for an offside. Lynagh calls for the tee to take the points.

18 mins ago 11:39AM

32 mins: Australia 5-0 Lions

Good tackle from Russell but Australia still have possession.

The good news is that the Lions are standing firm but can't win it back.

20 mins ago 11:38AM

30 mins: Australia 5-0 Lions

Australia win a scum after Aki knocks the ball on. The rain is coming down again, making the ball difficult to handle.

Australia will try to squeeze through for another try.

21 mins ago 11:37AM

29 mins: Australia 5-0 Lions

Lions turnover!!!

Tom Curry wins on the ground, Australia couldn't present the ball cleanly and the cheers go up from the boys in red.

Lions win the scrum.

22 mins ago 11:35AM

28 mins: Australia 5-0 Lions

The Australia lineout is good and they're trying to maul forward.

23 mins ago 11:35AM

27 mins: Australia 5-0 Lions

Blow for the Lions as Itoje is withdrawn for a HIA.

Ollie Chessum is on.

24 mins ago 11:34AM

27 mins: Australia 5-0 Lions

Australia penalty. The Lions are really up against it here as Lynagh goes for the corner.

Set-piece coming up.

25 mins ago 11:33AM

26 mins: Australia 5-0 Lions

They're into double-digits with the phases and the referee has signalled for Australia advantage too. They move the ball out wide but Keenan does well to cut them off.

26 mins ago 11:32AM

25 mins: Australia 5-0 Lions

Finn Russell knock-on!

The ball bounces straight out of his hands and Australia are attacking with intent now. They're sniffing out a second try with some slick passing.

28 mins ago 11:30AM

23 mins: Australia 5-0 Lions

The scuffle finally dies down as the referee has a chat with both sides. Will Skelton receives a stern warning that he could be facing the sin-bin if he doesn't control his aggression.

29 mins ago 11:28AM

22 mins: Australia 5-0 Lions

Lions penalty!! Tadhg Beirne and Maro Itoje combine to earn the turnover.

The visitors finally get some change on the ground but there's a small bit of a needle developing now. T

31 mins ago 11:26AM

21 mins: Australia 5-0 Lions

Australia win a scrum as Bundee Aki gets wrapped up and held up.

They convert the scrum into a maul and try a kick over the top which doesn't work out but we'll be coming back for a scrum penalty.

Australia are really dictating the opening exchanges here.

34 mins ago 11:24AM

19 mins: Australia 5-0 Lions

Australia penalised for a knock-on by Len Ikitau. Gibson to Russell who tries a kick-chase but it's safely dealt with and the Lions have another lineout.

36 mins ago 11:21AM

17 mins: Australia 5-0 Lions

Good take from Keenan who pops to Finn Russell. He boots the ball back down the field and Australia build through the hands.

The rain has eased slightly as Lynagh sends the ball back with interest. Some kicking over and back ends in Tom Wright finding touch.

38 mins ago 11:20AM

15 mins: Australia 5-0 Lions

Australia lose possession from the lineout and Sheehan jumps on the loose ball. Gibson-Park tries to recycle the ball from a ruck but a misplaced pass spills away and Australia almost take off.

Then Keenan tries to slide on the ball and again, the ball gets away from them. The frantic move ends in a Lions lineout.

The ball is greasy in these conditions.

40 mins ago 11:18AM

12 mins: Australia 5-0 Lions

Blair Kinghorn tries to find a gap through but is hauled back and Australia win a penalty after turning the ball over in the ruck against Tommy Freeman.

The rain is getting worse. Biblical even

43 mins ago 11:14AM

8 mins: Australia 5-0 Lions

And so, the hosts draw first blood in the third Test. It's winger Dylan Pietsch who gets in at the corner from the phases that followed that scrum. Tom Lynagh gives the conversion a good kick but it's just wide.

45 mins ago 11:13AM

TRY! Australia 5-0 Lions (Dylan Pietsch '7)

47 mins ago 11:11AM

6 mins: Australia 0-0 Lions

The referee calls for the scrum to be reset and White puts in once more. It's good this time as Harry Wilson collects and tries to push the Lions back.

48 mins ago 11:10AM

5 mins: Australia 0-0 Lions

Hugo Keenan reads a grubber kick from Nic White and gets down on the ball but he goes over the try line and it will be an Australia scrum on the five-metre line.

The rain is torrential out there.

49 mins ago 11:08AM

3 mins: Australia 0-0 Lions

Now Australia win a penalty after Lions had initially secured possession from a Dan Sheehan lineout. It's a great kick and Australia set up the lineout.

51 mins ago 11:07AM

2 mins: Australia 0-0 Lions

Some nice footwork from the second Test hero Hugo Keenan. Lions win a penalty as Will Skelton shoves Jamison Gibson-Park at the ruck.

53 mins ago 11:04AM

Kick-Off! Australia v British & Irish Lions

59 mins ago 10:59AM

The teams are out now!

1 hr ago 10:57AM

Fun fact: The last time the Lions won all the Tests in a series was against Argentina back in 1927. Could we be looking at history today?

1 hr ago 10:56AM

The rain is coming down in Sydney. Do you think the Lions can complete the set or will Australia strike back?

Poll Results:

Lions win (92)

Australia win (20)

Draw (1)

Vote

1 hr ago 10:35AM

Some pre-match reading to get you through the last half-hour

1 hr ago 10:32AM

James Ryan and Blair Kinghorn have been brought into the Lions 15 as Ollie Chessum drops to the bench while Joe McCarthy misses out again due to injury.

And as we know, Garry Ringrose has been ruled out of the last Test due to concussion.

Joe Schmidt has made four changes to the Australia team, with 35-year-old scrum-half Nic White coming in for what will be his final Test appearance before retiring from international rugby.

Taniela Tupou starts at tighthead prop in the injury-enforced absence of Allan Alaalatoa, while Tom Hooper comes into the back row after Rob Valetini was ruled out due to injury. Dylan Pietsch will also start on the wing after Harry Potter was ruled out with a hamstring injury.

1 hr ago 10:25AM

Australia

15. Tom Wright

14. Max Jorgensen

13. Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii

12. Len Ikitau

11. Dylan Pietsch

10. Tom Lynagh

9. Nic White

1. James Slipper

2. David Porecki

3. Taniela Tupou

4. Nick Frost

5. Will Skelton

6. Tom Hooper

7. Fraser McReight

8. Harry Wilson (captain)

Replacements:

16. Billy Pollard

17. Angus Bell

18. Zane Nonggorr

19. Jeremy Williams

20. Langi Gleeson

21. Tate McDermott

22. Ben Donaldson

23. Andrew Kellaway

1 hr ago 10:24AM

Lions:

15. Hugo Keenan

14. Tommy Freeman

13. Huw Jones

12. Bundee Aki

11. Blair Kinghorn

10. Finn Russell

9. Jamison Gibson-Park

1. Andrew Porter

2. Dan Sheehan

3. Tadhg Furlong

4. Maro Itoje (captain)

5. James Ryan

6. Tadhg Beirne

7. Tom Curry

8. Jack Conan

Replacements:

16. Rónan Kelleher

17. Ellis Genge

18. Will Stuart

19. Ollie Chessum

20. Jac Morgan

21. Ben Earl

22. Alex Mitchell

23. Owen Farrell

1 hr ago 10:16AM

Third Test - Here we go!

The series is secured after that brilliant win in Melbourne last weekend. But can Andy Farrell's side complete the clean sweep in Sydney? All will be revealed after the 11am kick-off.

Sinéad Farrell here and I will be bringing you through all the action. We'll have team line-ups for you shortly so do stay with us.

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