Steve Smith has been fined for Australia’s slow over-rate in the second Test and risks a one-match ban if found guilty of the same offence in the next year.
Smith has been docked 60 per cent of his match fee, while teammates handed over 30 per cent of their fees.
If Smith is found guilty of another minor over-rate offence as captain in Tests over the next 12 months, he will be given a one-game ban by the International Cricket Council.
Brisbane served up typically hot and humid conditions for the second Test, with an extra drinks break taken in each session.
Play was regularly disrupted by the 12th men and other officials running on to help both sides handle the heat.
The ICC released a statement, noting “time allowances were taken into consideration”.
Coach Darren Lehmann, speaking after day one, said he didn’t “particularly like” the fact Australia completed 11 overs an hour.
“There’s time wasting going on everywhere,” Lehmann said.
“We’ve got to get better at that as a side.
“(Also) the ground, people waiting for people in (corporate) boxes, security behind sightscreens, two drinks breaks.
“All those things that come into it for different reasons, and we had a lot of injuries on the ground.
“Hopefully we get better at it.”
Meanwhile, India paceman Ishant Sharma was fined 15 per cent of his match fee for using “language or a gesture that is obscene, offensive or insulting”.
Sharma was vocal throughout Australia’s two innings, but it was his send-off of Smith in the first innings that Crowe took exception to.
“Sharma was seen on television screens using inappropriate words,” the ICC noted in the statement.
There was no formal hearing, with Sharma accepting the proposed sanction.
The first Test was also marred by a handful of ICC fines.
Shikhar Dhawan and David Warner were fined for their heated confrontation, while Virat Kohli was docked 30 per cent of his match fee after remonstrating with Smith.
Clavers
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I think this is a bit stiff. The first two tests of this series have been fantastic contests, and yet the players' pay has been docked. Smith did an outstanding job in his first test as Captain and was awarded Man of the Match, and yet he has been docked 60% of his pay. Somehow this reminds me of a certain star all-rounder who was dropped for not attending a team meeting, despite the fact that over the previous 12 months he had averaged 90 with the bat and 30 with the ball. I guess this comes with professional sport. Players are not expected just to score runs, take wickets and try to win the game. They also have to be good corporate Dilberts and serve the "brand."
Craig Watson
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Agree Spruce Moose the umpires are the officials...fine them. Bloody harsh punishment. You tell me how a captain is supposed to get the allotted overs bowled when every fifteen/twenty minutes there are red-vested blokes running onto the field wirh ice packs, towels and cool drinks. The atrocious playing conditions, particularly on that first day, should have been taken into consideration. Our quicks were going down like flies with our debutant wracked with pain from multiple cramps...Where is your heart ICC?
spruce moose
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The challenge is determining over rates when there is a change of innings. The only obvious ways to test comparison are on days where the innings is unchanged and on unaffected weather days. In this case, Adelaide Day 1 where Kohli bowled 88 overs and Brisbane Day 1 where Smith bowled 83. Neither are good. But Smith's was worse. Ultimately, its poor umpiring. They should be marshalling this better.
Larney
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Didn't Kholi only bowl 80 in the second innings? I could be wrong.
spruce moose
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Larney, Kohli actually bowled 88 overs on the first day...which is not acceptable of course, but Smith only bowled 83 on the first day. Heat is not a factor, especially when the half an hour extension is almost a god given right these days.
Larney
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Was Kholi fined for his slow over rate in first test? I know he was fined for his behaviour but didn't hear about the slow over rate. Due to the exceptional heat, i would expect the ICC be more accepting, afterall, there was a result after 4 days.