India captain Shubman Gill said Tuesday that England had acted against the “spirit of the game” by delaying play in last week's heated third test at Lord’s. Gill was not happy about England batsmen Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett being late to the crease on the third day of the test, which the host won by 22 runs to take a 2-1 series lead.

India captain Shubman Gill has criticised England for breaching the spirit of cricket with their go-slow tactics in the third Test, lighting the touchpaper for an ill-tempered encounter at Old Trafford.

The Indian skipper alleged that Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett arrived at the crease 90 seconds behind schedule at the start of England's second innings at Lord's - sparking the explosive scenes that overshadowed the hosts' nail-biting 22-run victory.