Australia is reportedly dealing with having their victory within the second Ashes Test at Lord’s worn out within the World Test Championship as a result of sluggish over charges.
Both Australia and England had been docked 40 per cent of their match price for sluggish over charges within the first Test at Edgbaston, and so they could possibly be punished once more for not getting by means of their overs fast sufficient.
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According to News Corp cricket author Peter Lalor, the ICC is contemplating taking 13 World Test Championship factors off Australia for sluggish over charges within the third Test at Headingley, whereas additionally punishing England.
Australia famously certified for the inaugural WTC remaining in 2021 however solely missed out as a result of Tim Paine’s facet bowled too slowly within the residence sequence loss to India.
Australia received the second version of the WTC with a medical win over India at The Oval final month.
The WTC cycle lasts two years, so the Aussies would have loads of time to make up the deficit, however a 13-point penalty, when a win is value 12, is an enormous punishment by any estimation.
“It is going to come back to bite them,” Lalor stated on SEN.
“They’re facing a loss of up to 13 points on the World Test Championship final table. You’ll remember it was the loss of just four (points) that kept them out of the inaugural World Test Championship final.”
England are additionally set to face a sanction, given they bowled excruciatingly slowly on Day 4 at Headingley, together with a nine-minute over.
“It can and does matter,” Lalor stated.
“It matters so much that England have appealed the decision and it’s going to be discussed at the chief executive’s conference at the ICC in the next few weeks.
“They haven’t imposed the penalties yet. They’re going to go to the other teams and say ‘These regulations are too strict. We’re playing fantastic cricket. The way cricket’s played now you can’t get those overs in’.
“They want a number of adjustments. They want a reset when they bowl a side out when they bowl a side out in under 80 overs. At the moment it’s under 60 overs. They want more consideration given the number of stoppages for concussions and things like that.
“Good luck to them. They’re not going to get away with it. The other countries are going to say ‘Bad luck. We’re fighting against you for points. We’re not going to give you a helping hand’.”
Commentator Adam Collins identified on SEN “England bowled 156 minutes on Day 3 for 20.1 overs”.
“Thirteen points is more than a win,” Collins stated.
“Australia would effectively give a win away on the basis of their over rate. Fair enough. To be honest, over rates have been farcical for years. They’ve played their role.”
Slow over charges have lengthy been a bugbear for cricket followers and commentators, who’re calling for a lot harsher punishments than match price funds being docked.
Former Australian quick bowler Damien Fleming stated: “The penalty’s got to be harsh. Lose fielders — I don’t know what it is but the penalties don’t seem to harm them enough.”
Collins added: “The players have never had to pay the fines. It’s a farce. The fines are comical.”
Lalor stated: “They lost all their match fee from Lord’s. It doesn’t matter to the players. It’s just beer money.”
The third Test at Headingley went right down to the wire, with England chasing 251 to remain alive within the Ashes as Australia closed in on a 3-0 sequence lead.
Source: www.news.com.au
