{"id":320922,"date":"2023-08-02T23:15:51","date_gmt":"2023-08-02T23:15:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=320922"},"modified":"2023-08-03T02:00:09","modified_gmt":"2023-08-03T02:00:09","slug":"khawaja-fumes-as-aussies-hit-with-ashes-penalty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=320922","title":{"rendered":"Khawaja fumes as Aussies hit with Ashes penalty"},"content":{"rendered":"

Australia<\/a> and England<\/a> were docked points in the World Test Championship for their slow over rates during the Ashes<\/a> series.<\/p>\n

Australia, the reigning Test world champion, had 10 points deducted and England lost 19 points.<\/p>\n

They had each collected 28 points for winning two Tests apiece as well as a draw in the five-match series that finished 2-2 on Monday.<\/p>\n

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The punishments meant Australia dropped to third place in the nascent standings and England to fifth. The next WTC final isn't until 2025.<\/p>\n

England fell foul of the over-rate regulations in four of the five tests, and Australia in one of them.<\/p>\n

\"Australia's<\/p>\n

The International Cricket Council last month implemented an overhaul of the sanctions for slow over rates, which was retrospectively applied for the start of this WTC cycle.<\/p>\n

The sanctions, though, have not gone down well with at least one Australian player.<\/p>\n

Opening batter Usman Khawaja took to Twitter to tee off on the ICC's rules, after Aussies were fined 50 per cent of their match fees for the rained-out Test in Manchester.<\/p>\n

"Don't even get the chance to bowl in the second innings at Manchester due to two days of rain," Khawaja tweeted.<\/p>\n

"And ICC still issue fines and take 10 WTC points off us for slow over rates!<\/p>\n

"That makes a lot of sense (face palm emoji)."<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/Uz_Khawaja\/status\/1686694128979943424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw<\/a>https:\/\/twitter.com\/melindafarrell\/status\/1686856068675088384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw<\/a><\/p>\n

Prominent Australian cricket journalist Melinda Farrell was among others to criticise the ICC's new over-rate laws.<\/p>\n

Australia does not play a Test match now until hosting Pakistan in Perth from December 14.<\/p>\n

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