India captain Shubman Gill on Tuesday slammed the delaying tactic used by the England openers towards end of day three of the Lord’s Test, saying coming 90 seconds late to the crease was not within the spirit of the game.

Speaking ahead of the fourth Test in Manchester, Gill ended the customary pre-match media interaction on an explosive note when asked about the on-field tensions during the third game. “Yes, a lot of people have been talking about it, so let me just clear the air, for once and for all, the English batsmen on that day, they had seven minutes of play left, they were 90 seconds late to come to the crease, not 10, not 20, 90 seconds late,” said a combative Gill.

“The English batsmen on that day [at Lords] had seven minutes of play left and were 90 seconds late to come to the crease, not 10, not 20, 90 seconds late. To come 90 seconds late on the crease, is something I would think, comes in the way of spirit of the game.