Gill and Crawley were involved in a heated debate as India tried to cramp as many overs as possible in a seven-minute window towards the end of Day 3 in the third Test at Lord’s, which the visitors eventually lost by 22 runs.
England have been fined 10 percent of their match fee and penalised two ICC World Test Championship points for maintaining a slow over-rate in the 22-run victory over India in the third Test at Lord’s.
Playing in his first Test since 2021, Archer showed no signs of the numerous injuries that have hampered him, claiming combined match figures of 5/105 through a mix of hostility, intimidation, and tactical nous.
England, which came into the Test with a points percentage (PCT) of 50, now leapfrogged India to move into joint second on the table.
In a perfect advertisement for Test cricket, the Lord’s Test delivered a gripping spectacle, reaffirming why the format remains the pinnacle of the game.
Ravindra Jadeja kept India on the hunt with a superb undefeated half century as the visitors’ lost one wicket in the post-lunch session to reach 163/9 in their hunt for 193 at Tea on the final day of the Lord’s Test against England.
India pacer Mohammed Siraj has been docked 15 per cent of his match fee for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during the ongoing third Test against England at Lord’s.
The 31-year-old was at his clinical best, finishing with figures of 5 for 74 as England were bowled out for 387.
The five-Test series between India and England is delicately balanced at 1-1, but the potentially series-defining third match, starting Thursday at the iconic Lord’s brings with it an added layer of intrigue with the return of two of modern cricket’s most lethal fast bowlers — Jasprit Bumrah and Jofra Archer.
Stokes admitted that, given the standard of quality the two teams possess, he expected the series to be a balanced encounter with both sides facing ups and downs.
