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 accused England of breaching the “spirit” of cricket with their supposed delaying tactics in the third Test at Lord’s. England openers Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett ensured they only had to face a solitary over at the end of the third day,

England Test captain Ben Stokes won the fourth consecutive toss and opted to bowl against India in the fourth Test at Old Trafford in Manchester on Wednesday.India, trailing by 1-2, needs to conjure a win to keep the series alive.