A few days after the Ashes collection ended, Australia and England have been in for a impolite shock because the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday mentioned it docked factors and fined each the groups for sustaining gradual over-rate throughout the recently-concluded contest. The ICC mentioned in a launch on its web site that each England and Australia, who performed out a 2-2 draw with one Test of the five-match collection being washed out in Manchester, have been fined one World Test Championship level for each over brief, together with match charges.
“Under the revised regulations, they were fined five per cent of their match fee and one WTC point for every over short,” the ICC mentioned.
In the WTC cycle 2023-25, 12 factors are awarded for each Test win and 4 for a draw.
Australia, who retained the Ashes following a 2-2 draw, have been docked 10 factors for sustaining a gradual over-rate throughout the fourth Test. But hosts England misplaced massive within the Ashes collection as they misplaced as many as 19 factors for falling behind in over-rate in 4 out of the 5 Tests.
The ICC mentioned, “England fell two overs short in the first Test at Edgbaston, nine in the second Test at Lord’s, three in the fourth Test at Old Trafford, and five in the last and final Test at The Oval.” Hence, England misplaced two factors within the opening Test, 9 within the second, three within the fourth and 5 within the fifth match, amounting to a complete of 19 factors.
The newest santions didn’t impress Australia star Usman Khawaja in any respect. “Don’t even get the chance to bowl in the second innings at Manchester due to 2 days of rain and @ICC still issue fines and take 10 WTC points of us for slow over rates! That makes a lot of sense…” Khawaja wrote on Twitter.
Don’t even get the possibility to bowl within the second innings at Manchester attributable to 2 days of rain and @ICC nonetheless difficulty fines and take 10 WTC factors of us for gradual over charges! That makes a variety of sense… pic.twitter.com/NKuGI61n2n
— Usman Khawaja (@Uz_Khawaja) August 2, 2023
The newest modifications to the sanctions associated to the over-rate have been introduced throughout the ICC annual convention in South Africa final month, and so they have been implement on an instantaneous foundation.
Apart from being docked factors, England and Australia have been additionally fined for his or her errors. “Australia were handed a 50 per cent fine of their match fee (five per cent for each over short with a maximum of 50 per cent) for 10 overs in Manchester (fourth Test),” the ICC mentioned.
“England have been fined 10 per cent for the first Test, 45 per cent for the second, 15 per cent for the fourth, and 25 per cent for the fifth of their match fee for slow-over rate offences in the first two and the last two Tests respectively,” the ICC added.
Pakistan are presently positioned on the prime spot within the WTC factors desk following their 2-0 away win towards Sri Lanka with 24 factors, adopted by India at second with 16 factors.
Australia, the winners of the final WTC cycle, and England are at third and fourth, respectively.
With PTI inputs
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