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CNA
2 hours ago
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- CNA
England's Stokes calls for change in over rate regulations
The over rate regulations must be modified according to the playing conditions in different continents, England test captain Ben Stokes said on Tuesday, arguing that current rules unfairly penalise pace-heavy attacks. England were docked two World Test Championship (WTC) points and fined 10 per cent of their match fees last week for their slow over rate in the third test against India at Lord's. Stokes accepted the sanction but, ahead of the fourth test in Manchester starting on Wednesday, he said the rules should be different for seam-friendly conditions. "You can't have the same rules in Asia, where a spinner is bowling 70 per cent of the overs, to have the same laws in New Zealand, Australia, England, where it's going to be 70-80 per cent seam," Stokes told reporters. "The spinner's over takes less time than the seamer's over. So common sense would think that you should look at maybe changing how the overrates are timed in different continents." This is not the first time Stokes has raised concerns around over rate rules. Last year, he called on the International Cricket Council (ICC) to revisit the regulations after England and New Zealand were penalised following their first test in Christchurch. England lost 22 points during the previous WTC cycle due to over rate violations. "Over rate isn't something that I worry about, but that's not saying that I purposely slow things down. I do understand the frustration around it, but I honestly think there needs to be a real hard look at how it's structured," Stokes said. The skipper said spinner Shoaib Bashir's injury during the Lord's test forced England to rely more on pace bowlers. "We played five days, that was our 15th day of cricket. We obviously had an injury to Bash (Bashir), a spinner, so we couldn't turn to our spinner as much as we would have liked to on day five," the 34-year-old said. "I wonder if scoring rates have got anything to do with that as well. The ball's getting hit to the boundary more often, so it's going to take a lot longer." England lead the five-match test series 2-1.
Reuters
2 hours ago
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- Reuters
England's Stokes calls for change in over rate regulations
July 22 (Reuters) - The over rate regulations must be modified according to the playing conditions in different continents, England test captain Ben Stokes said on Tuesday, arguing that current rules unfairly penalise pace-heavy attacks. England were docked two World Test Championship (WTC) points and fined 10% of their match fees last week for their slow over rate in the third test against India at Lord's. Stokes accepted the sanction but, ahead of the fourth test in Manchester starting on Wednesday, he said the rules should be different for seam-friendly conditions. "You can't have the same rules in Asia, where a spinner is bowling 70% of the overs, to have the same laws in New Zealand, Australia, England, where it's going to be 70-80% seam," Stokes told reporters. "The spinner's over takes less time than the seamer's over. So common sense would think that you should look at maybe changing how the overrates are timed in different continents." This is not the first time Stokes has raised concerns around over rate rules. Last year, he called on the International Cricket Council (ICC) to revisit the regulations after England and New Zealand were penalised following their first test in Christchurch. England lost 22 points during the previous WTC cycle due to over rate violations. "Over rate isn't something that I worry about, but that's not saying that I purposely slow things down. I do understand the frustration around it, but I honestly think there needs to be a real hard look at how it's structured," Stokes said. The skipper said spinner Shoaib Bashir's injury, opens new tab during the Lord's test forced England to rely more on pace bowlers. "We played five days, that was our 15th day of cricket. We obviously had an injury to Bash (Bashir), a spinner, so we couldn't turn to our spinner as much as we would have liked to on day five," the 34-year-old said. "I wonder if scoring rates have got anything to do with that as well. The ball's getting hit to the boundary more often, so it's going to take a lot longer." England lead the five-match test series 2-1.
The Independent
a day ago
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- The Independent
Harry Brook makes ‘pretty poor' admission about England's over rate in third India Test
Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Email * SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice Harry Brook has described the over rate in England's third Test against India as 'pretty poor' and said both teams have no excuse for not bowling the regulation 90 in a day. England were fined 10 per cent of their match fee and docked two ICC World Championship points because of their slow over rate at Lord's. There were only 72.3 – plus a change of innings – on the second day, while seven overs were lost on the opening day and a further 19 on the third and fourth. Brook admitted that England were aware the over rate was slow and accepted they had to take their share of the responsibility. 'Oh yeah, definitely,' he said. 'I think there was 75 overs in a day last week, which is pretty poor. You are losing 15 overs a day. You can bowl a side out in 15 overs. 'I think you can get 90 overs in, especially with the extra half-hour, which we play virtually every day – until half past six. I think it is a fairly decent target.' The ODI captain also felt that India contributed to the delays when England were bowling, when their batters changed their equipment or got medical staff on the pitch. Harry Brook during England's third Test versus India ( Getty ) And he believes that some action has to be taken to ensure the speed of play is faster. 'I think that was both teams,' he said. 'If I am being brutally honest, we can be quicker, they can definitely be quicker at stages. 'In my opinion, when they are batting, it affects us a lot because they are always changing the gloves or getting treatment or whatever. Something has got to happen there.' England emerged victorious after a thrilling conclusion to the third Test on 14 July, taking a 2-1 lead in the series. The hosts won the first match at Headingley, before India hit back at Edgbaston. The third Test then played out at Lord's, while the fourth is scheduled for 23 to 27 July at Old Trafford.
Daily Mail
6 days ago
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- Daily Mail
England docked points and players hit with £1,500 fine after dramatic 22-run win at Lord's - but India go unpunished
England's energy-sapping win over India at Lord's this week has come at a cost after they were docked two World Test Championship points for a slow over rate. In addition to the sanction that sees Ben Stokes ' team drop from a win percentage of 66.67 to 61.11, and therefore relinquish outright second place to Sri Lanka, the players have been fined £1500 each, one-tenth of their match fees. India, meanwhile, escaped scot-free despite bowling only 83 overs on the opening day of the 22-run defeat. In all, 32 overs were lost from the first three days due to a succession of stoppages caused by multiple checks on balls going soft and players being treated on-field for injuries, such as Rishabh Pant being struck on the left hand or Shubman Gill receiving a massage. With all things considered, match referee Richie Richardson imposed the sanction after the charge was levelled by umpires Paul Reiffel and Sharfuddoulah, supported by fourth umpire Graham Lloyd. England captain Stokes submitted a guilty plea to avoid a formal hearing, but the punishment follows 22 points of deductions in the previous WTC cycle that finished earlier this year. Without such penalties, England would have finished third in the standings instead of fifth. It is undoubtedly an area that they need to improve, but one thing that cannot be bettered is Joe Root's standing in the Test batting rankings. Just as he did when he lost the No 1 spot last December, Root has returned to the summit just a week later, having struck his 37th Test hundred in England's 387 and followed up with a top score of 40 in the second innings. Yorkshire team-mate Harry Brook, who displaced the 34-year-old last week, has slipped to third behind New Zealand's Kane Williamson. Meanwhile, Ashes rivals Australia now have five bowlers in the top 10 after Scott Boland, chosen ahead of Nathan Lyon for the pink-ball Test in Jamaica, took a hat-trick as West Indies were routed for 27 on the third day.
