'That means Eng point is -2' - Fans react as England and Australia lose two points for slow over-rates in 1st Test of Ashes 2023

After producing one of the greatest Test matches of history and receiving all praises from the cricketing fraternity, the Test cricketing giants, England and Australia have faced a big blow just after the conclusion of the famous Edgbaston Test. Notably, both England and Australia have been found guilty of bowling over with a slow-over rate in the entire first Test of The Ashes 2023.

Apart from that, the players of both teams have been fined 40% of their match fees after the conclusion of the Edgbaston Test. Whereas, England and Australia will face a deduction of two points in the points table of the World Test Championship 2023-25 cycle.

Subsequently, cricket fans also came up with a lot of interesting reactions on the micro-blogging site Twitter. Fans responded to this news of the fine on the players of both teams with a lot of different reactions on Twitter.

Here’s how fans reacted:

That means Eng point is -2 🤣

— swabhiman@7 (@swabhiman72) June 21, 2023

Andy pycroft strikes again.Terrible referee.

— Lipun (@Lipun02011122) June 21, 2023

Fine was thk h par yar 2points to bhout hote h

— Dipesh Tailor (@DipeshT96767338) June 21, 2023

Total overs to be bowled in a test should be around 450 in 5 days. (Atleast 400)

They just bowled 352 overs in 5 days which is less by 90 overs. So almost a day's overs are gone.

Toooo slow.

— Professor (@Bro_of_berlin) June 21, 2023

I think these points are useless in WTC points table...

— Yuvaraj Nare (@NareYuvaraj) June 21, 2023

Icc by the end of this wtc cycle pic.twitter.com/GrSHe4SjTx

— :( (@ajdjdhsuhs) June 21, 2023

4 cut Krna tha

— Vishal (@Fanpointofviews) June 21, 2023

Absolute joke that, just entertained everyone with that test. Lost all morning to rain and getting done for slow over rates 🙈🙈

— Anthony Cato (@CatoAnthony) June 21, 2023

kya paincho , slow over rate lga rkha h ...sbb time p toh tha ..

— RahulK09 (@ch_rahul09) June 21, 2023

There shouldn't be a slow rate fine in test cricket

— Yash Jain (@proteasyash) June 21, 2023

Speaking of the sanctions imposed by the governing body of cricket, both the captains cleared their stance and accepted the sanctions. They also acknowledged that there was no need for the formality of the hearings regarding the same. Due to the sanctions, the winners of the first Test of the new cycle of 2023-25, Australia will be losing the 2 WTC points and they’ll have to settle themselves with the 10 points.

“Players are fined 20 percent of their match fee for every over their side fails to bowl in the allotted time,” reads the Article 2.22 of the code of conduct of the governing body of cricket.

“Sides are penalized one point for each over short. Consequently, two World Test Championship points will be deducted from both teams’ points total,” states Article 16.11.2 of the World Test Championship playing conditions.