England docked WTC factors for sluggish over-rate in Lord’s Test, slip to third in standings

Ben Stokes and Co. had been additionally fined 10% of their match price after the Test, which they received by 22 runs on Monday.

Match referee Richie Richardson imposed the sanction after England had been dominated to be two overs wanting the goal when time allowances had been considered. India are fourth within the WTC factors desk proper now.

“In accordance with 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 five per cent of their match fee for every over their side fails to bowl in the allotted time,” the ICC stated in assertion.

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“In addition, as per Article 16.11.2 of the ICC World Test Championship playing conditions, a side is penalised one point for each over short. Consequently, two World Test Championship points have been deducted from England’s points total,” it added.

England’s tally within the World Test Championship standings dropped from 24 to 22 out of 36 factors, consequently lowering their level share (PCT) from 66.67% to 61.11%.

As a end result, Sri Lanka, who’ve a 66.67 PCT, have taken over England to be second.

Australia leads the WTC desk with a 100 share level having received all three of their video games to this point, whereas India have 33.33 PCT England captain Ben Stokes pleaded responsible to the offence and accepted the proposed sanction, so there was no want for a proper listening to.

On-field umpires Paul Reiffel and Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid, third umpire Ahsan Raza and fourth umpire Graham Lloyd levelled the cost.