IND vs Eng Test: England punished for a slow rate in Lord’s Test win; Drop place in WTC Standing | Cricket news

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England’s Jofra Archer (second from left) celebrates the team colleagues during the third Test against India at Lord’s. (AP)

England have been punished with a cut of two ICC World Test Championship points and Lords has been fined 10 percent of its match fee to maintain higher rates during their recent Test match against India. The penalty was considered after the time allowance, the England points were dropped from 24 to 22 to 36 out of 36, resulting in their percentage from 66.67% to 61.11% and slipped from second to third in championship standing.

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Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!The ICC World Test Championship was fined under Article 16.11.2 of the playing conditions, which determines that the team loses a point for each, which decreases at the required rate. England captain Ben Stokes accepted the responsibility for the violation and agreed to the restrictions proposed by Richie Richardson of the ICC Elite Panel of Match Referee.Financial fines were implemented according to Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct for players and player aid personnel, which specifies that players would have to pay five percent of their match fee for their team, fail to bowl within the allocated time. No formal hearing was required, due to Stokes’ entry of crime and acceptance of punishment.The allegations were brought forward by the match officials, including on-field umpires Paul Refel and Sharfudaula Ibne Shahid, third umpire Ahsan Raza and fourth umpire Graham Lloyd. His comments determined England’s slow rate-ullehan during the match.Penalty has influenced the position of England in the World Test Championship Standing, in which Sri Lanka is moving forward to claim the second place.The match itself was contested in a close election, which extended till the last session of the day 5. Both teams posted the same score in their first innings, maintaining the balance of the game. England managed to take a challenging chase for India in the fourth innings to take a 192 -run lead.Chase began with India, who was suffering from an early collapse, excluding the game. However, the Indian lower order led by Ravindra Jadeja made a remarkable comeback, which brought him closer to victory. Despite this resistance, England maintained their creation and won 22 runs.