London, July 13 -- Former England skipper Nasser Hussain criticised the slow over rate in the third Test between India and England at the Home of Cricket, Lord's, and highlighted the issue of time-wasting.

He believed umpires should be stricter to speed up the game while maintaining its quality and excitement.

Nasser Hussain said on air, as quoted by Sky Sports, "They are supposed to bowl those overs by 6 p.m., but we are giving them an extra half an hour and they are still not getting through them. You can still have the pace and interesting cricket we are having, and still come down tough on time wasting. Some of the delays this week, and in general, are diabolical, and I think umpires need to come down strongly on players."

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