Backing away, call for physio and the abuse: How Gill vs Crawley unfolded at Lord's - Watch

A heated speech erupted betwixt England and India astatine Lord's cricket crushed connected Saturday erstwhile England opener Zak Crawley's evident time-wasting tactics prevented India from bowling their last implicit of the day.

The incidental occurred aft India was dismissed for 387, matching England's first-innings full successful the 3rd Test match.The contention began erstwhile Crawley repeatedly stepped distant from his batting stance and called for aesculapian attraction aft minimal interaction with his glove, allowing lone six deliveries from Jasprit Bumrah earlier stumps.

The concern escalated erstwhile Indian skipper Shubman Gill directed aggravated words astatine Crawley, which went viral connected societal media.

"Show immoderate fu*g b**s," yelled Gill arsenic the right-hander did each helium could to contradict India an implicit from the pavilion end, prompting Sky Sports to contented an on-air apology. Both players pointed fingers astatine each other, with England's Ben Duckett joining the confrontation.

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"I'm not definite what they were complaining astir erstwhile Gill was lying down getting a massage successful the mediate of the time yesterday," said Tim Southee, England's bowling consultant, who pointed retired akin delays from India's side, including Washington Sundar's evident comfortableness interruption during batting.

When questioned astir Crawley's condition, Southee responded: "He'll beryllium assessed overnight. Hopefully he'll beryllium alright to transportation connected tomorrow."Indian opener KL Rahul, who achieved his tenth Test period and 2nd astatine Lord's, expressed his knowing of the situation. "Two overs is simply a no-brainer with six minutes to go," helium said. "But it was a spot of theatrics astatine the end. I cognize precisely what was going on; everyone knows precisely what was going on.

But an opening batter volition recognize wholly what happened successful the past 5 minutes."

Former England skipper Michael Vaughan, present a BBC pundit, commented connected the incident: "It's arsenic bully a portion of time-wasting arsenic I've ever seen. India can't kick due to the fact that yesterday Gill was down with the hamstring strain... But what large play and what a large day."The lucifer concern remained level aft India matched England's first-innings full of 387, mounting up an intriguing contention for the remaining days of the 3rd Test.