Stuart Broad has been given a lecture about his behaviour by the match referee after in the second ODI against India.

The Nottinghamshire seamer questioned the verdict of umpire Russell Tiffin to award a wide for a bouncer as England slumped to a 54-run defeat at Indore, and ICC match referee Roshan Mahanama subsequently summoned 22-year-old Broad - whose father Chris is also a match referee - into his office to lecture him on his reaction.

"I'd have probably been fined my whole match fee if my Dad had been the ref," said Broad. "I got called into the match referees' office for dissent, but it was just a talking to, nothing more than that."

He added: "He didn't say a lot to me, really. He said that on television I shouldn't be showing my disappointment whichever way the decision goes.

"I explained it was a heat of the moment thing and I didn't think I had done anything particularly wrong. I have just got to smile instead of being disappointed."

Mahanama's stance indicates his determination to stamp down on any misbehaviour and prevent the series deteriorating in a similar way to India's 2007 tour to England, when they became enraged at England placing jelly beans on the pitch while they were batting.

As match referee during that series and also England's one-day series in India in 2006, Mahanama is well aware of the history between the two sides and has decided to act early to set the ground rules.

"The umpire felt it was borderline to showing dissent and with him being a young lad I thought it best to have him in for a talk and nip it in the bud," confirmed Mahanama.

"I don't want to see players reacting like that, they need to show respect to umpires at all times. We encourage players to work with the umpires and ask them to explain why any decisions have been given. That can overcome a lot of problems.

"In a long series like this tensions can build up so it's important the players show respect for each other and the officials from the start."