India are currently taking on England in the third Test of the five-match series at the iconic Lord's Cricket Ground in London. On Day 2 of the match, controversy struck as Shubman Gill and Mohammed Siraj had an on-field spat with the umpires. This was after the second new ball was introduced into the game after just 10.3 overs of use of the previous ball. However, the ball that was given to them was nowhere close to the ball that was used previously. This irked the Indian camp. Joe Root has now taken a subtle dig at the Indian team regarding this.

In the press conference after play on Day 2, Joe Root suggested that if a team wants to get the ball changed, then they should only do it once in 80 overs. He also took a dig at the Shubman Gill-led Indian team, accusing them of wasting time and slowing the game down.

"I personally think that if you want to keep getting the ball changed, then each team gets three challenges every 80 overs and that's it, if you want to get it changed," Root told reporters after stumps. But the rings have to be the right size, not too big," Root said.

"That would be a nice way of compromising and saying it's not all on the manufacturer. Sometimes these things happen, but you can't just keep asking and wasting time and slowing the game down at the same time," he added.

"It's one of those things where if the balls are going out of shape, you change them, and you don't make a big deal out of it. I don't think it's the end of the world. I think it adds a different dynamic to the game and you've got to be skilful enough to adapt to the changes, whether it stops swinging or starts swinging or does a little bit more," the star batter further added