53mins Knock on Lions. Australia fighting hard to avoid losing the series 3-0.
52mins Lions penalty and they head for the corner. Lot of work to be done though. They’re on the 22.
Three pitch invaders already.
Fans told that fine of .5k applies.
But they keep coming. pic.twitter.com/C7KEUNo2BD
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50mins Great kick by Russell followed by a terrible kick by Jones. Chance to gain territory up the right wing wasted. Australia line out.
47mins The Wallabies concede a scrum penalty and then they concede yet another at the lineout.
43mins Australia straight on the attack, has the break suited them more? Lions scrum. Lions penalty.
Empty seats as supporters head undercover due to bad weather. Pic: David Davies/PA Wire.
GAME BACK UNDERWAY!
12.41pm It’s raining men is playing on the PA. The Australia players are out doing their second warm up, the game is set to resume at 12.50pm. No sign of the Lions yet.
12.40pm Australia’s James O’Connor speaking to Sky Sports during the break in play.
“I haven’t experienced anything like this. It’s almost end of days!”
12.35pm Simon Lewis:Â Rugby Australia officials saying players due to return for a 10-minute warm-up period at 9:40pm local time, (12:40pm Irish)
12.26pm From Simon Lewis, who is behind glass in the press box:
Play cannot resume until 30 minutes have passed following the last lightning strike with in 10km of the stadium.
It’s going to be a long night.
12.19pm Play will be suspended for 30 minutes according to Sky Sports. Lightning struck nearby.
12.18pm Simon Lewis in Sydney:Â The call was made as Lions replacement James Ryan was stretchered from the field after an accidental knee to his head in a tackle on Wallabies lock Will Skelton.
As the players were led off by referee Nika Amakusheli, supporters in the front 19 rows of the lower, more exposed tiers of the stadium were asked to vacate their seats and move into the covered concourse areas.
No indication as yet how long this delay will last but supporters in good spirits and the evacuation has been orderly.
James Ryan of British & Irish Lions receives medical attention during the third test match between Australia and the British & Irish Lions at Accor Stadium in Sydney, Australia. Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile
12.14pm Mick Cleary:Â Blimey. Off for lightning. The unexpected break might well suit the Lions. The momentum was all with the Wallabies
12.13pm There appears to be a storm warning in the area and the game has been suspended.
GAME SUSPENDED!
43mins James Ryan is driven off by the medical cart. Hopefully he is ok.
43mins Mick Cleary: Lions trailed by 18 points last week. This eight point deficit seems even more of a mountain to climb.
43mins Another scrap break out on the pitch. Tempers rising here as a Lions player goes down needing medical attention. Looks like it’s James Ryan that got a knee to the head.
SECOND HALF IS UNDERWAY!
11.59am Simon Lewis:Â Wallabies fly-half Tom Lynagh’s evening has been brought to an end, like Lions skipper Itoje he has failed his Head Injury Assessment.
40mins The hooter goes and Australia kick the ball out of play. Half time. Australia 8 Lions 0.
38mins Maro Itoje has failed his HIA and won’t return. Blow for the Lions. Owen Farrell has come into the action.
38mins Great defending by the Wallabies and the Lions are punished for not releasing near their line.
36mins Simon Lewis in Sydney:Â Lions trailing 8-0 to the Wallabies after 35 minutes having spent virtually all of the game so far in their own half.
The rain not helping but Andy Farrell’s men need to get a grip on this contest.
34mins Match stats so far. Possession: Australia 67% Lions 33%. Territory: Australia 66% Lions 34%.
33mins Lynagh lining it up. Not a difficult kick even in the rain and he duly fires over.
33mins Australia on the attack. Penalty. They try to reach the line with the advantage but to no avail. Maybe now they will kick the three points. Still lashing rain in Sydney.
Australia and British & Irish Lions packs engage in a scrum amid heavy rain. Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile
30mins Penalty Australia. They have a scrum now near the Lions line.
29mins Mick Cleary: Stupid decision by Wallabies not to take the 3points
28mins Great defending by the Lions on their own endline and they win the turnover.
27mins Lions under pressure and they concede a penalty. Lynagh kicks for the corner. Itoje forced off for the time being with a cut.
25mins Mick Cleary: Skelton trying to do a Ballymore ‘89 on the Lions? Worked for the Lions back then in firing them up ?
23mins The referee calling on the captains to control their players.
23mins Mick Cleary: Big scrum penalty win for Wallabies. Why is Tongan Thor only getting first start now ?
23mins Quick and short lineout by the Aussies on the Lions 22 but somehow the Lions win the ball back. Great defending. And now here is the first scrap of the game. It’s heating up in the rain.
First blood to Australia! Dylan Pietsch with a textbook finish in the corner! 🇦🇺 pic.twitter.com/Tft0jiZI36
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21mins The Wallabies turnover the ball, the fourth time they’ve done that so far this game. Penalty Australia now, good work from their pack on the halfway line.
17mins Both teams kick the ball to each other, back and forth. The Lions with the ball now on the halfway line. The Aussies win possession.
13mins Almost hard to see the match now through the rain. The Lions in their 8th phase of attack though. Pietsch does well and it’s an Australia penalty. They kick clear to the halfway line.
Fans before the Qatar Airways Lions Tour match at Accor Stadium in Sydney. Pic: David Davies/PA Wire.
8mins The Lions defence isn’t holding firm any more. Pietsch finds the corner and the home side lead. They fail to add the conversion though.
TRY FOR AUSTRALIA!
7mins Sixth phase of the Wallabies attack but the Lions are standing firm.
6mins It is absolutely lashing in Sydney. Glad i’m not there now, it’s glorious here in Cork.
4mins The hosts with a line-out on the Lions 22, they win it and are now looking for an early try. Wright’s kick in behind dealt with by Keenan but now it’s a five metre scrum.
The Lions team in the dressing room ahead of the game
1mins Australia are on the attack first, but the Lions win the line-out.
GAME UNDERWAY!
11am And here is the Australian national anthem.
10.58am Here we go, here come the teams. Maybe the delay was because of the rain. Maybe not. But the teams are now heading out onto the pitch.
10.56am Slight delay perhaps but the teams are in the dressing rooms and are set to emerge.
 Australia head coach Joe Schmidt, left, and British & Irish Lions head coach Andy Farrell before the third test match between Australia and the British & Irish Lions at Accor Stadium in Sydney, Australia. Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile
10.51am Mick Cleary. You can understand why Andy Farrell stuck to his selection guns and made only two changes.
However….that means 11 players didn’t get to sample Lions test experience. Penny for their innermost thoughts.
10.50am Simon Lewis in Sydney. Absolutely bucketing it down here at Accor Stadium as the teams complete their warm-ups.
It’s an 82,000 sell-out at the former Olympic Park but don’t be surprised to see some empty seats as the less committed decline to stay dry rather than make the 17km trek out from the city centre.
Kick-off just 10 minutes away as the lights go down and the pre-game show gets underway.
10.39am Mick Cleary. Sydney holds some good vibes for Aussies, from Cathy Freeman’s mesmeric Gold at 2000 Olympics to Justin Harrison’s match-clinching lineout steal in the third test in 2001.
Mind you, Lions smashed ‘em there in 2013. More of that please.
10.26am Welcome all to our liveblog as the British & Irish Lions looks to end their tour of Australia on a high.
My name is Andrew Horgan and unfortunately I have not been sent to Sydney to cover this match, but I will still be able to talk you all through the best of the action as it happens.
Our man Simon Lewis is in the press box Down Under and he, along with rugby expert Mick Cleary, will also be providing updates as the Lions aim to seal a 3-0 whitewash of the Wallabies.
But before kick-off at 11am, here is some pre-match reading for you to enjoy.
Donal Lenihan explains how Andy Farrell found the perfect blend to put Lions into Invincibles territory.
There is one last dance for Tadhg Furlong with place in Lions pantheon secure.