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The first Ashes Test between England and Australia ended in defeat.
Later, England was penalized for its sluggishness in the air.
Head was also punished by the International Cricket Council (ICC).
English cricketers suffered a further setback during the first Ashes Test in Brisbane on Saturday when they were penalized by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for a sluggish over rate, which cost them five World Test Championship (WTC) points and a 100% fine.
England was penalized five World Test Championship (WTC) points and fined 100% of their match fees for a sluggish over rate following their nine-wicket defeat to Australia in the first Ashes Test in Brisbane on Saturday. The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced after Saturday’s opening Ashes Test at the Gabba that England had been fined 100% of their match fees and docked five ICC World Test Championship points for their slow over-rates.
A team gets penalized one point for each over it fails to complete in the ICC World Test Championship, according to a statement from the governing body.
“England was docked 100 percent of their match fee by match referee David Boon for falling five overs short of their targets after time allowances were taken into account. Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel fines players 20 percent of their match fee for every over the team falls s s “Ort on,” it concluded.
Punishment was also levied against Australia’s standout batsman Travis Head, who amassed 152 runs in Australia’s first innings and set the team up for victory.
“For violating Article 2.3 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which pertains to “usage of an audible obscenity during an International Match,” Head, the first Test match’s Player of the Match, was fined 15 percent of his match fee. One demerit point, which is his first offense in a 24-month period, was also given to him by the judge “The International Cricket Council said.
“Ben Stokes had beaten Australia’s first innings opener Head in the 77th over when Head uttered an obscene phrase after being bowled. As soon as the southpaw recognized his guilt and accepted the consequences, there was no more official proceeding “It was an addition.
A comfortable victory for Australia at the Gabba on Saturday was secured after the visitors’ second innings were dismissed for 297 by Australia’s bowlers, with nine wickets in hand.
