Shubman Gill, Jasprit Bumrah, and the Indian slip cordon were furious at England openers Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett’s time-wasting tactics late on day 3 of the ongoing third Test at the Lord’s on July 12, 2025.
England had made 387 runs in the first innings, after choosing to bat first following the toss. Joe Root made 104, while Jamie Smith and Brydon Carse made half-centuries. For India, Jasprit Bumrah took 5/74 and Mohammed Siraj took 2 wickets.
For India, KL Rahul made 100, Rishabh Pant made 74, and Ravindra Jadeja scored his third consecutive half-century as India also finished their first innings on 387 runs. Chris Woakes took three wickets for England, while Jofra Archer and Ben Stokes took two each.
In their second innings, England was asked to bat for a couple of overs and openers Crawley and Duckett began time-wasting tactics. Crawley pulled out of playing a delivery from Bumrah and had a chat mid-wicket with Duckett about something, when the Indian slip cordon, fuming, began complaining to the umpires.
India captain Shubman Gill was furious and had some choice words to say to Duckett, who said something to him. Shubman Gill was heard saying “Grow some f**king balls” on stump mic.
Later, Shubman Gill had a face-to-face showdown with both Crawley and Duckett as umpires tried to pacify both sides. Only one over was possible amidst this drama, and England made 2 runs at stumps.
