England have faced defeat in the first Test of the Ashes series. After this defeat, the ICC has given a double blow to England. All England players will have to pay 40 percent of their match fees as fines and the team has also lost two points in the World Test Championship points table. However, the ICC's action is not only on the England team. Australia has also been fined the same. However, after winning this match, the Australian team will not feel much remorse about the fine.
As per ICC rules, a team is deducted one point for being one over behind in the stipulated time in every match and players are fined 20 percent of their match fees. In this match, the teams could not complete two overs in the stipulated time. For this reason, the players of both teams have lost 40 percent of their match fees. Apart from this, both the teams have also lost two points in the points table of the third cycle of the World Test Championship (2023-25).
Australian captain Pat Cummins and England captain Ben Stokes have accepted the offense. Because of this, there was no need for a formal hearing. After this penalty, Australia has 10 points after one match in the new cycle (2023-25) of the Test Championship. Australia had 12 points after winning the Birmingham Test, but two points were deducted as a penalty. At the same time, this team is in the last place in the points table after the loss of two points to England, as the rest of the teams have more points than zero, while England has -2 points.
In the first cycle of the World Test Championship, India and New Zealand reached the finals and the New Zealand team became the champions. At the same time, the final of the second cycle was recently played between India and Australia, in which Australia's team became the new Test champions. Now the third cycle has started, in which all the teams will play a total of six series, three at home and three away. Based on the results of these series, the teams that will reach the finals of the third round will be selected.
(pc amarujala)
