Even after winning fell on the face! Australia will be punished by ICC and England will also suffer the fruits of karma; what happened

New Delhi: The Ashes series is being played in England and Australia. The first test of this series saw a great thrill. Australia’s Pat Cummins and Lion put in a strong performance for the 9th wicket to give Australia an unexpected victory. Here, however, the buzzball effect of England got enough dust. Australia’s team is celebrating the victory, England is certainly ecstatic. But in the meantime ICC has given a big blow to both these teams. Although Australia have won, this is a setback for them. Let’s see what exactly happened. After the World Test Championship 2023 is over, now the new cycle of WTC has started with the Ashes series. All the teams are now ready for the battle once again. But meanwhile the ICC has given a big punishment to both the teams and this punishment means 2 points have been deducted from both the teams by the ICC. Therefore, despite winning the match, Australia has been shocked and England with the loss.

Why ICC deducted 2 points?

In the first Ashes Test between England and Australia, both teams were penalized for their slow over-rate. A slow over-rate is when bowlers take more time than the allotted time to bowl their overs, which delays play. To address this issue the International Cricket Council (ICC) has established strict rules for time restrictions for bowling overs.
Australia and England have lost two points in their World Test Championship due to penalties for maintaining a slow over rate during the first Ashes Test at Edgbaston. To ensure fairness and prompt completion, teams must maintain a proper pace during matches. This isn’t the first time teams have been penalized for slow over rates, and it probably won’t be the last. To avoid more penalties in future matches, Australia and England need to keep a closer eye on their over rate now.

Players from both teams were also fined 40% of their match fees. Andy Pycroft of the ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees imposed the penalty as both teams fell two overs short of their target when time was taken into account.

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The recent announcement of bans for Australia and England, as well as captains Pat Cummins and Ben Stokes, left many cricket fans stunned. Both captains accepted the punishment without a formal hearing. As a result, Australia will now lose two World Test Championship points, bringing their current total to ten. England also have two points in the World Test Championship cycle 2023–25.

The first Ashes Test between England and Australia was a nail-biter, with both teams battling it out. Eventually, Australia’s captain Pat Cummins and spinner Nathan Lyon’s brilliant combination allowed them to chase down the target of 281 runs.