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Ind vs Eng 4th Test: Harry Brook opens up on controversial delay from Crawley-Duckett in the previous Test

Updated on: 22 July,2025 10:27 AM IST  |  Mumbai
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Harry Brook said that people have reached out to him by saying that Lord's Test has been one of the best Test games they have witnessed. Currently, the 'Three Lions' are leading the series 2-1, and will look to win the fourth contest with a perspective to sealing the series

Ind vs Eng 4th Test: Harry Brook opens up on controversial delay from Crawley-Duckett in the previous Test

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England batsman Harry Brook said that the on-field tensions against Team India players in the ongoing five-match Test series have helped his team to come strong.

During the Lord's Test match, the Indian players were all over Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett as the duo was intentionally delaying the match just before the stumps on Day 3.


Speaking about the incident, Brook said, "Yeah, absolutely. We try to play in the spirit of the game as much as possible. Those lads went hard at Creeps and Ducky on that night when Bumrah bowled that single over. We watched that, we reassessed and we thought it was the right time to go back at them".



When asked if there is going to be more verbal fights in the remainder of the series, the Englishman said he received compliments and it was 'good fun'.

"I've had a lot of compliments. Everybody said it was awesome to watch and it looked like there was 11 versus two when we were fielding. It was good fun, I have to admit, it was tiring but it made fielding a lot more enjoyable," said Brook.

The 26-year-old further said that people have reached out to him by saying that Lord's Test has been one of the best Test games they have witnessed.

"Everybody said that the Lord's game was one of the best games that they've watched, so it's been an amazing series and I'm looking forward to the rest of it. 11 v two on the pitch, that's how you get brought up to try and play cricket is work as a team, try and figure out how we're going to get them out," he said.

Team India and England will now clash against each other in the fourth Test match, which is scheduled to be played at the Old Trafford Cricket Ground in Manchester. The game will begin from July 23 onwards, and will be crucial from India's perspective.

Currently, the 'Three Lions' are leading the series 2-1, and will look to win the fourth contest with a perspective to sealing the series.

(With PTI Inputs)

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