ENG vs IND | Twitter not impressed as Crawley resorts to unfair means to change ball’s condition

‌England had an excellent opening session against India on day four of the fourth Test at Old Trafford in Manchester. Skipper Ben Stokes completed a gritty hundred before shifting gears as the hosts amassed 125 runs in 22 overs in the first session. England swelled their lead to 311 runs before getting bowled out for 669.

India had a horrible start, losing two wickets without scoring a run as they went in for lunch at 1/2. However, KL Rahul and captain Shubman Gill put their heads down to steady the Indian innings as the visitors went into tea at 86/2. Gill completed his half-century just before tea, while Rahul joined him in the third session, getting to his fifty in 141 balls.

England were desperate as they were unable to find a dismissal in 45 overs, with India reaching 131/2. And that was showing up on the field too, with Zak Crawley coming up with an unimpressive tactic.

With Gill cutting a short delivery from Liam Dawson outside off-stump in the fourth ball of the 46th over, Crawley ran in from the boundary line to collect the ball. The England opener then hurled a sidearm throw with the ball reaching wicketkeeper Jamie Smith on the bounce.

Umpire Rod Tucker was quick to note Crawley’s mischief as the fielder tried to roughen up the red cherry so that it could start reverse swinging. Twitter was not impressed, but the Indian pair continued to extend their resistance.

Why bruh?