England and Australia have been docked vital chunks of factors within the World Test Championship for gradual over charges throughout the Ashes collection.
Having gained 28 factors in a collection that completed 2-2, with Australia retaining the urn, England have misplaced 19 for infringements in 4 of the 5 Tests.
It leaves England with simply 9 factors within the third version of the WTC, dropping them under the West Indies, who’ve performed simply two matches and are but to document a win.
Teams are required to bowl 90 overs a day.
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Australia, who beat India within the World Test Championship last in June, had 10 factors deducted from their tally by the International Cricket Council.
The ICC assertion stated: “Australia have been penalised 10 WTC points and fined 50 per cent of their match fee after being found to be 10 overs short in the fourth Test in Manchester.”
The punishment wasn’t obtained properly by Australian opener Usman Khawaja, who was livid his aspect was punished for falling simply 10 overs in need of the overs goal within the rain affected fourth Test at Old Trafford in Manchester.
Khawaja tweeted: “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 had met with ICC officers halfway via the collection to foyer Australia’s case after discuss the group confronted having their victory within the second Ashes Test at Lord’s worn out within the World Test Championship because of gradual over charges.
The ICC reportedly thought-about taking 13 WTC factors off Australia, but it surely appears Khawaja smoothed issues over and the Aussies total emerged from the Ashes with much less penalties than England.
A Test match win is price 12 factors within the WTC scoring system, so it will have been a critically hefty punishment.
Australia famously certified for the inaugural WTC last in 2021 however solely missed out as a result of Tim Paine’s aspect bowled too slowly within the residence collection loss to India.
Both Australia and England have been docked 40 per cent of their match price for gradual over charges within the first Test at Edgbaston.
Fining gamers from the main Test cricket nations like Australia, England and India doesn’t look like a enough deterrent, so there have been will increase WTC factors penalties lately.
Slow over charges have lengthy been a bugbear for cricket followers and commentators, who’re calling for much harsher punishments than match price funds being docked.
Former Australian quick bowler Damien Fleming stated on SEN throughout the Ashes: “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.”
Commentator Adam Collins added: “The players have never had to pay the fines. It’s a farce. The fines are comical.”
New Corp cricket journalist Peter Lalor stated: “They lost all their match fee from Lord’s. It doesn’t matter to the players. It’s just beer money.”
The Ashes collection was drawn 2-2 however curiously in accordance with the ICC’s WTC factors breakdown, Australia gained the collection 18-9.
Australia defeated India within the WTC Final to win the second version of Test cricket’s new two-year format.
In the early phases of the brand new cycle, Australia is third within the standings behind Pakistan and India.
Khawaja was additionally important of the method which noticed the umpires substitute an out of practice ball with a a lot newer one, a call that turned the fourth innings of the fifth Test in England’s favour.
The ICC declined to touch upon the precise occasion at The Oval, however identified the protocols surrounding collection of a alternative ball.
“We can, however, confirm that all balls are preselected before the start of every match and when the situation calls for it, the match officials choose the ball that is closest to the condition of the ball that is being replaced.”
CURRENT WTC STANDINGS
1. Pakistan – 100% (24 pts from 2 matches)
2. India – 66.67% (16 pts from 2 matches)
3. Australia – 30% (18 pts from 5 matches)
4. West Indies – 16.67% (4 pts from 2 matches)
5. England – 15% (9 pts from 5 matches)
6. Sri Lanka – 0% (0 pts from 2 matches)
=7. Bangladesh, South Africa, New Zealand
Source: www.news.com.au
