England assistant coach Marcus Trescothick has slammed how Akash Deep’s behaviour towards Ben Duckett during the final test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy.

The ongoing series has been marked by significant drama between the visitors and hosts, with numerous on-field altercations and a notable lack of sportsmanship.

This reached a peak on day 02 of the final test, as Ben Duckett received a cheeky sendoff after being dismissed by Akash Deep, with an arm around his shoulders as the batter walked off.

The opener was credited for his patience by a different England lefty as current assistant coach Marcus Trescothick mentioned that Akash was lucky to receive a bigger response from Duckett.

“I was just saying, many in my time, a lot of players, would have just dropped the elbow on him,” said Trescothick in England’s press conference. “I don’t think I’ve ever seen a bowler do that after getting someone out.”

Ben Duckett unorthodox and attacking batting at the Oval is what ultimately led to his wicket, and that seemed to be the bone of contention.

“You see bowlers have many words like we’ve seen a bit in this series on both sides. But it was just different wasn’t it? I was just laughing and joking about it,” explained Trescothick. “Ben doesn’t really do a great deal. Put your head down and walk off, your job is done at that point. There is no need to walk him off in that fashion.”

While the heat of the incident passed quickly, Prasidh Krishna and Joe Root had a verbal exchange, which was solved after the involvement of umpire Kumar Dharmasena.

Many fans questioned what Prasidh Krishna said to make Joe Root burst out of anger. Prasidh Krishna has cleared the air saying that was nothing too severe, with the pair being familiar with each other from their time on the same team in the IPL.

“It was a very small thing. It was just a combative edge that was coming out. We are good mates off the field. It was just a bit of banter and we both enjoyed it,” said Prasidh Krishna.