England seamer admitted they were spurred on by India’s aggressive tactics and behaviour on Day 3 of the third Test at Lord’s. England went on to win that Test by 22 runs and took a 2-1 lead in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy.LIVE: India vs England 4th Test Day 1On Day 3 of the Test, tensions simmered over as Zak Crawley was accused of time wasting by the Indian team with Gill skipper Shubman Gill the most animated.
As India looked to make inroads into England’s top order with two overs to close of play, England batters made sure only one over was possible as light faded.“We were batting for that last over. You kind of got the feel in the changing room that everyone kind of stood up as a group and said, ‘You know we’re not going to take that, we want to give it back,” said Carse in conversation with former England captain Michael Atherton on Sky Sports Cricket.“I think over the course of the next day or two, we spoke as a group and we said, ‘We’re going to go out there and be aggressive, but obviously toe the line and just create that presence,'” added the seamer.“I’ll never shy down on that sort of moment in the game. I think it adds a lot of different emotions to the game. And I feel like when you have 10 other blokes that are going to support that, whether it be for a period of time or for a session, I think it’s good for the game,” claimed Carse on his aggressive approach.On the eve of the Test, Gill revealed his issue was more with the openers turning up 90 seconds late and not primarily with Crawley getting medical attention when a delivery from Jasprit Bumrah hit his glove.Following this, Gill was caught on camera using some choice words with the England batters during this period of play.“Yes, most of the teams, they use this [tactic]. Even if we were in a position, we would’ve also liked to play lesser overs, but there’s a manner to do it. And we felt, yes, if you get hit on your body, the physios are allowed to come on and that is something that is fair. But to be able to come 90 seconds late on the crease is not something that I would think comes in the spirit of the game,” said Gill.India appeared to become visibly more confrontational, prompting an equally assertive response from England during India’s fourth innings.England coach, Brendon McCullum, was spotted on the Lord’s balcony instructing his players to raise the intensity of their verbals as Washington Sundar stepped out to bat. The day before, Sundar had spoken to the media, expressing confidence that India would win the match comfortably.England captain Ben Stokes noted that sledging isn’t something they actively plan or discuss — it simply tends to get out of hand. Nevertheless, he added that they intend to respond in kind, giving as much as they received.
