Tim Southee takes cheeky massage dig at Shubman Gill amid Crawley's delay drama
The events led to a heated altercation between England openers Crawley and Ben Duckett as the entire team surrounded the two men in the middle. Following the end of the day's play, Tim Southee gave his take on the incident and said that it was good to see the energy from both teams at the end of the day's play.'It's good, always exciting to see both sides animated towards the end...Not sure what they were complaining about — Gill was lying down getting a massage in the middle of the day yesterday,' Southee said, referencing Gill's on-field treatment on Day 2 that had briefly halted play.The Test match is firmly hanging in the balance after both teams levelled their scores in the first innings.As the Lord's Test heads into Day 4, the contest remains finely poised. But all eyes will be on whether Shubman Gill's Indian side returns to the field with the same fiery intent — and if Zak Crawley finds himself on the receiving end of that intensity early in the first session.- EndsMust Watch
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