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Australians fined, docked points for over rate – Sydney Morning Herald
Licking their wounds from an eight-wicket defeat in the Boxing Day Test, Australian players are also lighter in the pocket after being charged by the International…
The four-point deduction is unlikely to have a huge impact on Australia’s hopes of making the WTC final given they and India are well ahead in the standings.
The ICC said that on-field umpires Bruce Oxenford and Paul Reiffel, third umpire Paul Wilson and fourth umpire Gerard Abood, levelled the charge, with match referee David Boon imposing the sanction on his 60th birthday.
Former Australian quick Ryan Harris last month called for heavier penalties for over-rate infringements.
“There’s a number…
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