For maintaining a slow over-rate against India in the third Test at Lord’s, England was penalised two ICC World Test Championship points and fined 10% of their match fee. After time allowances were taken into account, England was determined to be two overs short of the objective, and Richie Richardson of the ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees assessed the sentence.
For each over their team fails to bowl in the allocated time, players are penalised 5% of their match fee in accordance with Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which deals with minimum over-rate offences.
Furthermore, a team loses one point for each short over in accordance with Article 16.11.2 of the ICC World Test Championship rules.
As a result, England’s total points have been reduced by two World Test Championship points.
There was no need for a formal hearing because England captain Ben Stokes admitted to the crime and agreed to the suggested punishment. The accusation was made by third umpire Ahsan Raza, fourth umpire Graham Lloyd, and on-field umpires Paul Reiffel and Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid.
In this game, we faced off against each other: Ben Stokes
“What happened today and what was at stake was a little different from yesterday since there was more cricket to play. I admit that I was also fried yesterday, but I forced myself to play because the game was on the line and nothing could stop me. During the post-match presentation, England captain Ben Stokes was reported as saying, “I am an all-rounder, I get four opportunities to influence the game, and one of the great things of being an all-rounder is that if one thing doesn’t quite click, you have the other.”
I was feeling quite amped up after bowling a crucial spell. It was one of those situations where I saw Rishabh stumble in my peripheral vision. Your instincts took over, and it’s a wonderful feeling to let go of the ball knowing it’s headed for the stumps. We all know how dangerous Rishabh can be, and he played a great part in the game. Jofra was the one who took the crucial wicket this morning. We battled toe to toe in this match, and it was always going to be that way with two excellent sides competing. I won’t lie, though, but I can’t wait to rest for four days before I’m prepared to travel to Manchester,” Stokes continued.
India
