ICC rejects Ben Stokes’ plea for review of over-rate penalties

England docked 22 points in World Test ChampionshipECB understood to be disappointed by lack of changeBen Stokes’ plea for changes to the system of over-rate penalties that led to England being docked 22 points in the World Test Championship and condemned them to a fifth-place finish has been rejected by the International Cricket Council.The Guardian has learned that the ICC Board has opted to maintain the existing rules which impose fines and points deductions on fielding sides who fail to bowl an average of 15 overs-per-hour in the next edition of the WTC, which begins with England’s five-Test series against India in June. Continue reading...

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