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Ben Stokes has deed retired astatine the ICC aft England and New Zealand were punished for dilatory implicit rates successful the sides’ opening contention successful Christchurch.
Both teams were penalised 3 points, with players fined 15 per cent of their lucifer fees, meaning England person present been docked a full of 22 World Test Championship points crossed the 2023-25 cycle.
The Black Caps, meanwhile, sunk from 4th to 5th successful the array arsenic a effect of the decision, further damaging their hopes of reaching adjacent year’s last pursuing their nonaccomplishment to England astatine Hagley Oval – which came wrong 4 days.
‘David Boon of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees imposed the sanctions aft some Ben Stokes and Tom Latham’s sides were ruled to beryllium 3 overs abbreviated of the people aft clip allowances were taken into consideration,’ an ICC connection read.
‘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 5 per cent of their lucifer interest for each implicit their broadside fails to vessel successful the allotted time.
‘In addition, arsenic per Article 16.11.2 of the ICC World Test Championship playing conditions, a broadside is penalised 1 constituent for each implicit short.
‘Both captains pleaded blameworthy to the offence and accepted the projected sanction, truthful determination was nary request for a ceremonial hearing. On-field umpires Ahsan Raza and Rod Tucker, 3rd umpire Adrian Holdstock and 4th authoritative Kim Cotton levelled the charges.’
The 2nd Test of England’s three-match bid with New Zealand gets underway successful Wellington connected Thursday and the tourists person announced an unchanged XI for the match.
Ollie Pope volition support the gloves aft Jordan Cox broke his thumb and Jacob Bethell has been retained astatine No.3 pursuing his good show with the bat past clip out.
Ollie Robinson of Durham had been called up arsenic screen astatine wicket-keeper but England person decided against switching up their broadside aft their emphatic eight-wicket victory.
Ahead of the Test, England skipper Stokes took to Instagram to marque his feelings wide connected the punishment that had been handed down to some teams.
‘Good connected you ICC,’ Stokes wrote on with 3 shrugging emojis.
‘Finished the crippled with 10 overs of play inactive left.’
There had been fears implicit Stokes’ fittingness aft the Durham antheral fell awkwardly portion diving for a catch, aboriginal complaining of ‘stiffness’ successful his back.
But the inspirational 33-year-old all-rounder was speedy to shingle disconnected these concerns and is ‘raring to go’ erstwhile again.
‘I deliberation the assemblage is going to beryllium bully for this outing. I’ve not spent that overmuch clip retired successful the mediate for a agelong time,’ Stokes explained, with England looking to instrumentality an unassailable 2-0 pb successful the bid implicit the coming days.
‘I wounded my backmost diving for a shot connected time 1 arsenic well. It was much absorption than thing else.
‘With wherever we were successful the game, it didn’t consciousness indispensable to eke retired immoderate much balls than I needed to.
‘I deliberation the assemblage is going to beryllium bully for this outing and I’m raring to spell for Wellington.’
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