India vs England 1st Test 2021 Day 3 Highlights: Rain Plays Spoilsport as Rory Burns and Dominic Sibley Give a Watchful Start to England

So the play has been called off due to rains and we still have Rory Burns and  Dominic Sibley are still battling for the home team. The scoreboard reads ENG 25/0 In 12 Overs in the second innings. 

So the downpour at Nottingham goes from bad to worse. Downpour is expected to remain. Check out the weather updates for the next two hours.

Here's another spell of rain that has delayed the play furthermore. THe waiting game continues. 

The play will restart at 17:45 Local Time, 22:15 IST. Isn't that music to our ears? 

And the uninvited guest is back. Yes, it's the rain that is back and the play is stopped. 

The English team has lost no wicket in these six overs and they are now trailing by 84 runs. Rory Burns and Dominic Sibley are still batting for the side. 

Rory Burns & Dominic Sibley are batting for England and they looking to have a good start for the English team. 

That's curtains down on India's first innings as they get bundled out on 278. Jasprit Bumrah slammed three sours and a six during his innings.

Mohammed Shami has departed to the pavilion as India now leads by more than 70 runs. The Indian tailenders are now trying to collect as many runs possible for a better lead on the board. 

Just after scoring a half-century and providing a much-needed cushion for the Indian team, Ravindra Jadeja has departed on the score of 56 runs. He skied it high up in the air and got caught in the deep. Well played Jaddu!

Just after scoring a half-century and providing a much-needed cushion for the Indian team, Ravindra Jadeja has departed on the score of 56 runs. He skied it high up in the air and got caught in the deep. Well played Jaddu! 

Amid collapsing batting order, Ravindra Jadeja showed a lot of grit and comes up with a half-century. This has brought in need respite for the Indians as they now lead by 45 runs.

James Anderson gets the wicket of Shardul Thakur as he gets edged and taken in the slips. Absolutely gorgeous delivery by James Anderson. 

India is now leading by 22 runs in the first innings. Meanwhile, Shardul Thakur and Ravindra Jadeja trying to handle the rattling side as KL Rahul departs on 84 runs. 

We still have Ravindra Jadeja and KL Rahul batting for the side and at lunch, India leads by 8 runs. KL Rahul is on 77 and Ravindra Jadeja is batting on 27. 

KL Rahul & Ravindra Jadeja bring India close to 183 runs and are on the verge of completing the run trail. They are just five runs away from reaching a total of 183 runs. 

So Ollie Robbinson gets the first wicket of the day as he gets rid of Rishabh Pant. Quite a dolly for the man at the covers. No special plans for this one. Pant gets caught on 25. India trails by 38 runs. 

So the play has begun after its stopped raining. James Anderson continues with blowing duties.

Oh, dear! Not again! we have the heavens opening its door once again and the play is stopped due to rains. 

KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant have started the proceedings on Day 3 for India. Rahul is playing unbeaten on 57 runs. England will aim to capitalise on the momentum from last night and get themselves back into the game.