England Docked Two Wtc Points For Slow Over Rate

England person slipped to 3rd successful nan World Test Championship standings aft being docked 2 points for their slow complete complaint successful nan Test triumph against India astatine Lord's.

Ben Stokes' broadside beat India by 22 runs during nan 3rd Test connected Monday to return a 2-1 bid lead.

However, England's slow complete complaint infuriated their opponents.

In a five-day Test, 90 overs are scheduled for each time and teams tin beryllium punished for failing to vessel 15 overs successful an hour.

On time 2 of nan Test erstwhile India closed 145-3, 72.3 overs were bowled - resulting successful 15 overs being mislaid altogether from nan lucifer owed to slow play.

Match referee Richie Richardson ruled that England, moreover pinch clip allowances taken into account, were 2 overs short of nan target.

Captain Stokes accepted nan verdict, pinch nan England squad being docked 10% of their lucifer interest arsenic a result.

"In accordance pinch Article 2.22 of nan ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to minimum over-rate offences, players are fined 5 per cent of their lucifer interest for each complete their broadside fails to vessel successful nan allotted time," nan ICC said successful statement.

The docked points mean England person dropped from 2nd to 3rd successful nan World Test Championship standings, pinch Sri Lanka moving into second.

It is not nan first clip this twelvemonth England person been punished for their slow complete rate.

England were docked 22 points during nan 2023-25 cycle.

Stokes based on his squad were astatine a disadvantage owed to their usage of gait bowlers - who require longer run-ups.

The 4th Test betwixt England and India originates astatine Lord's connected 23 July.

Ninety overs are scheduled for each time successful a five-day Test match.

To forestall teams tactically wasting clip to guarantee a draw, each of nan overs must beryllium bowled connected nan 5th time barring interruptions for nan upwind but, connected nan erstwhile days, nan overs must beryllium fitted into nan six hours of play, pinch an other half-hour made disposable astatine nan extremity of nan day.

While clip tin beryllium made up for overs mislaid to nan weather, location is nary specified proviso erstwhile nan logic is simply slow play. If overs are not bowled successful that clip they are mislaid from nan match.

There are immoderate penalties already successful spot successful nan International Cricket Council's playing conditions but they person a constricted impact.

An umpire can, aft an first warning, grant 5 punishment runs to an guidance if 1 squad is deemed to beryllium wasting time. This norm has ne'er been enforced successful Test cricket.