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The tetchy chat, Harry writes, ended with an intervention from his father.

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England were taken to a tetchy victory at Lord's by the Herculean efforts of Stokes, then denied by India's gritty resistance at Old Trafford.

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Duckett's dismissal, attempting another reverse at Deep, began India's resurgence and sparked more exchanges between the two teams in what has been a tetchy series.

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Gill was prolific across the first two Tests, then lost his way in the tetchy third at Lord's.

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Head coach Brendon McCullum told England they were "too nice" before the tetchy third Test against India, according to batter Harry Brook.

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