FILE PHOTO: Cricket - West Indies Nets - Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, St Lucia - February 7, 2019 West Indies' Shannon Gabriel talks to the media Action Images via Reuters/Paul Childs
(Reuters) - West Indies fast bowler Shannon Gabriel was warned by on-field umpires for using abusive language following an interaction with England captain Joe Root during the third day of the third test in St Lucia on Monday, according to British media reports.
According to the Guardian newspaper, Gabriel's comments were not picked up by stump microphones but Root was heard telling the bowler: "There's nothing wrong with being gay".
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