India and England scored two points at the World Championships for a slow over-rate on the first try

England and India both lost two points in the World Test Championship and were each fined 40% of their match fees for maintaining a slow over-rate in the first game of the series. in Nottingham, the International Cricket Council announced on Wednesday. ICC match referee Chris Broad, former Test batsman and father of England paceman Stuart Broad, imposed the penalty after both sides were twice judged on their goals after the deadlines were took into consideration. A rain-marred game at Trent Bridge ended in a draw after the entire final day of Sunday was swept away, the second test of a five-game series starting at Lord’s on Thursday.

Under ICC regulations, players are fined 20% of their match fees for each player who fails to play within the allotted time, with teams being penalized with one league point. test for each of them.

England captain Joe Root and his Indian counterpart Virat Kohli pleaded guilty and accepted the proposed penalties, meaning there was no need for formal hearings following the charges brought by the arbitrators.

Points deductions could still have an impact on whether England or India qualify for the second World Trials final at the end of the 2021-23 match cycle.

Australia missed out on a spot in this year’s inaugural final in part because of being anchored for a slow over-rate during the Boxing Day 2020 test, which, after a 2-1 loss to India, pushed New Zealand to second place in the table.

“It wasn’t until after the game that we realized our passing rate was going down. Now it’s really soft on our behalf,” Australia coach Justin Langer said in March.

“At the time, we probably thought it wasn’t that bad - players get fined - but it cost us the World Testing Championship (final).”

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New Zealand became the first world test champion after beating India in the final at Southampton in June.