Ashes: England penalised for slow over rate; Head fined for breaching code of conduct

Australia
beat
England
by
nine
wickets
in
the
first
of
the
five
Ashes
Tests
on
the
fourth
day
at
the
Gabba
to
go
1-0
up
in
the
series.

England
was
bowled
out
for
297,
setting
a
target
of
just
20
runs
for
Australia
to
win
the
Gabba
Test
which
the
hosts
did
with
consummate
ease.

Australia
vs
England
1st
Test
2021:
Man
of
the
Match,
Post
Match
Presentation,
Stats,
Highlights

After
the
match
which
ended
in
the
post-lunch
session
on
Saturday
(December
11),
Match
Referee,
David
Boon,
who
is
part
of
Emirates
ICC
Elite
Panel,
imposed
the
sanction
after
Joe
Root’s
side
was
ruled
to
be
five
overs
short
of
the
target
after
time
allowances
were
taken
into
consideration.

Accoring
to
an

ICC
Media
release,
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
20
per
cent
of
their
match
fee
for
every
over
their
side
fails
to
bowl
in
the
allotted
time.

Ashes:
Australia
outclass
England
by
9
wickets
at
Gabba,
take
1-0
lead

In
addition,
as
per
Article
16.11.2
of
the
ICC
WTC
playing
conditions,
a
side
is
penalised
one
point
for
each
over
short.

Consequently,
five
WTC
points
have
been
deducted
from
England’s
points
total.

Nathan
Lyon
takes
400th
Test
wicket;
3rd
Australian
bowler
to
achieve
the
feat

Meanwhile,
Australia
batter
Travis
Head
has
been
fined
15
per
cent
of
his
match
fee
for
breaching
Level
1
of
the
ICC
Code
of
Conduct.

Head
was
found
to
have
breached
Article
2.3
of
the
ICC
Code
of
Conduct
for
Players
and
Player
Support
Personnel,
which
relates
to
“use
of
an
audible
obscenity
during
an
International
Match.”

Ashes
2021-22:
Head
‘still
pinching’
himself
after
century
puts
Australia
in
control

In
addition
to
this,
one
demerit
point
has
been
added
to
the
disciplinary
record
of
Head,
for
whom
it
was
the
first
offence
in
a
24-month
period.

The
incident
occurred
in
the
77th
over
of
Australia’s
first
innings
on
Thursday
(December9),
when
Head
used
inappropriate
language
after
he
was
beaten
on
a
delivery
from
Ben
Stokes.

Head
admitted
the
offence
and
accepted
the
sanction
proposed
by
the
Match
Referee
and
ratified
by
the
ICC
Cricket
Operations
department
as
per
the
coronavirus
(COVID-19)
pandemic
interim
playing
regulations.
There
was
no
need
for
a
formal
hearing.

On-field
umpires
Paul
Reiffel
and
Rod
Tucker,
third
umpire
Paul
Wilson
and
fourth
official
Sam
Nogajski
levelled
the
charges.

Level
1
breaches
carry
a
minimum
penalty
of
an
official
reprimand,
a
maximum
penalty
of
50
per
cent
of
a
player’s
match
fee,
and
one
or
two
demerit
points.

The
second
Ashes
Test,
which
will
be
a
day-night
affair
begins
at
the
Adelaide
Oval
on
Thursday.

Ashes:
Hobart
to
host
fifth
Test,
a
historic
day-night
finale

Meanwhile,
Hobart
has
been
confirmed
as
the
venue
for
the
fifth
Test
of
the
series,
which
was
initially
scheduled
at
Perth.

The
fifth
and
final
Ashes
showdown
from
January
14-18
was
moved
out
of
Perth,
due
to
Western
Australia’s
border
restrictions
amid
the
COVID-19
pandemic.

Melbourne
–
the
scene
for
the
Boxing
Day
Test
–
and
Sydney,
which
will
host
the
fourth
Test,
were
in
the
mix
to
stage
further
matches
this
series.

However,
Ashes
cricket
will
come
to
Hobart
via
a
day-night
Test
–
the
second
pink-ball
fixture
of
the
2021-22
series
following
the
one
at
Adelaide.