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Australia 1-56 during rain-hit fourth Test

Australia are 1-56 at tea with David Warner dismissed for 30 as rain hit the fourth Ashes Test. (AAP)

Stuart Broad has dismissed David Warner for a 13th time, reducing Australia to 1-56 at tea on a stop-start opening day of the fourth Ashes Test in Sydney.

Broad, who tormented Warner from around the wicket in the 2019 Ashes, found the opener's edge soon after lunch.

Warner fell for 30, while Marcus Harris is unbeaten on 14.

Rain halted play at the SCG soon after Warner's dismissal, having twice interrupted the morning session and delayed the toss by 30 minutes.

Umpires, having removed players from the field at 2.13pm AEDT, are upbeat the third session will start at 4pm.

The start of play at the SCG was pushed back to 11am AEDT because of showers.

Further rain is expected on Wednesday and throughout the match.

Warner and Harris negotiated Broad and Jimmy Anderson's opening spell with few nervous moments.

But Broad returned to the attack early in the second session and quickly removed Warner, with Zak Crawley accepting the edge at second slip.

Pat Cummins opted to bat under overcast skies, backing Warner and Harris to excel on a green-tinged pitch.

"It looks a really good batting wicket," the Australia skipper said after winning the toss.

"Probably more grass than we normally expect here.

"Openers have to work hard this morning, but runs are there.

"SCG has always been a bat-first wicket."

England captain Joe Root said he would also have batted first if given the chance.

Australia and England named their respective line-ups on match eve, both opting for one change.

Usman Khawaja is playing his first Test since 2019, having been called up in the absence of Travis Head to bat at No.5.

Head remained in Melbourne, having contracted COVID-19 after the Boxing Day Test.

The tourists recalled veteran paceman Broad in place of Ollie Robinson.

Australia hold an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-Test series, having crushed England by an innings and 14 runs at the MCG.

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