The Ashes 2021: England fined eight WTC points for over-rate offence in Brisbane, clarifies ICC
The HinduEngland has been penalised eight World Test Championship penalty points and not five, as announced earlier, for maintaining a slow over rate in the first Test against Australia in Brisbane, the ICC clarified on Friday. The International Cricket Council had earlier announced that England was fined 100 per cent match fee and five WTC points for the over-rate offence in Brisbane last week. England were eight overs short but were only fined 100 per cent of their match fee due to the limit. "As per Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to minimum over-rate offences, players are fined 20 per cent of their match fee for every over their side fails to bowl in the allotted time, up to a maximum fine of 100 per cent of the match fee," it added.