London: They didn’t come to blows, but their views differed so widely that David Gower had to say, “Let’s discuss it as friends...”

That comment, during Sky’s lunch show on Sunday, was directed at another former captain — Nasser Hussain.

While Gower questioned Rahul Dravid’s decision to not enforce the follow-on (despite a 319-run lead), Hussain defended the Indian captain saying his first objective was to “win the series.”

The third one-time captain on the show, Sir Ian Botham, didn’t exactly intervene. However, he said: “The kind of cricket I played, I’d have made England follow on...”

When approached by The Telegraph, yet another former captain, Graham Gooch, went along with Sir Ian and Gower.

“Eventually, this is bound to be a meaningless debate, but I’d have made England bat again... Having just been bowled out, they were on an absolute low and the time was right to go for the kill...

“Also, the conditions were becoming overcast... By not making England follow on, Dravid gave them the hope of at least drawing the Test,” Gooch pointed out.

We’re waiting to hear from Dravid.