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Hans India
3 days ago
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- Hans India
Mohammad Siraj Fined for ICC Code Breach During Lord's Test vs England
India fast bowler Mohammad Siraj has been fined 15% of his match fee for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the fourth day of the third Test against England at Lord's. The match is part of the ICC World Test Championship series. The breach falls under Article 2.5 of the ICC Code, which deals with the use of language, actions, or gestures that disparage or could provoke an aggressive reaction from a batter upon dismissal. The incident occurred in the sixth over of England's second innings. After dismissing opener Ben Duckett, Siraj celebrated excessively and in close proximity to the batter. This act was found to be in violation of the code. In addition to the fine, one demerit point was added to Siraj's disciplinary record. This was his second offence in a 24-month period, bringing his total to two demerit points. The earlier point was issued during the second Test against Australia in Adelaide on 7 December 2024. Siraj accepted the penalty, so no formal hearing was required. The charge was levied by the on-field umpires Paul Reiffel and Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid, with third umpire Ahsan Raza and fourth umpire Graham Lloyd also involved in the process. Level 1 offences can carry a range of penalties, from an official reprimand to a 50% match fee deduction, and one or two demerit points.
Int'l Cricket Council
3 days ago
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- Int'l Cricket Council
Siraj fined for breaching ICC Code of Conduct
India fast bowler Mohammad Siraj has been fined 15 per cent of his match fee for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the fourth day of the third match of their ICC World Test Championship series against England at Lord's on Sunday. Siraj was found to have breached Article 2.5 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to ' using language, actions or gestures which disparage or which could provoke an aggressive reaction from a batter upon his/her dismissal during an International Match.' In addition to this, one demerit point has been added to the disciplinary record of Siraj, for whom it was the second offence in a 24-month period, taking his tally of demerit points in a 24-month period to two. Siraj received his earlier demerit point during the second Test against Australia in Adelaide on 7 December 2024. Sunday's incident occurred in the sixth over of England's second innings, when Siraj, after dismissing opener Ben Duckett, celebrated excessively at close proximity to the dismissed batter. Siraj admitted the offence and accepted the sanction proposed by Richie Richardson of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees, so there was no need for a formal hearing. On-field umpires Paul Reiffel and Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid, third umpire Ahsan Raza and fourth umpire Graham Lloyd levelled the charge. Level 1 breaches carry a minimum penalty of an official reprimand, a maximum penalty of 50 per cent of a player's match fee, and one or two demerit points. NOTES TO EDITORS: * When a player reaches four or more demerit points within a 24-month period, they are converted into suspension points and a player is banned ** Two suspension points equate to a ban from one Test or two ODIs or two T20Is, whatever comes first for the player *** Demerit Points to remain on a Player or Player Support Personnel's disciplinary record for a period of twenty-four (24) months from their imposition following which they will be expunged
India.com
6 days ago
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- India.com
India vs England 2025 3rd Test Day 2 LIVE Score: Jasprit Bumrah and Co will aim for early strikes on second day
Summary Full Scorecardहिन्दी Commentary Schedule Jasprit Bumrah (left) and Mohammad Siraj on Day 1 of 3rd Test vs England at Lord's. (Photo: IANS) It was an enthralling day's cricket as India and England traded blows on Day 1 of the 3rd Test at Lord's cricket ground in London. Ben Stokes-led England team are 251 for 4 after the opening day and will be hoping to post a massive first-innings total to put Shubman Gill's side under pressure. Team India, on the other hand, will be aiming for some early in-roads with the new ball on the second day to keep the English innings in check. While Joe Root will resume his quest to complete his 37th Test ton as he is just one run short of the landmark. India vs England 2025 3rd Test Day 2 LIVE Scores and Updates HERE –
The National
09-07-2025
- Sport
- The National
Lord's Test: Can Jofra Archer deliver on his return and are India truly reliant on Jasprit Bumrah?
India bounced back in the second Test against England in Edgbaston to level the five-match series 1-1. New captain Shubman Gill enjoyed a perfect Test as he smashed a double century and a ton, helping India complete a comprehensive 336-run victory. Fast bowlers Mohammad Siraj and Akash Deep picked up 17 wickets between them to set up a mouth-watering clash in the third Test that begins at Lord's on Thursday. England have their work cut out as they look to contain India's in-form batting line-up and also tackle an impressive pace attack. Who is in the firing line – India or Archer? After England's bowlers conceded over 1,000 runs in the second Test at Edgbaston, changes were inevitable. Even in the first Test, India had managed to score over 800 runs, including five centuries, which put the spotlight firmly on England's bowling. With the new Dukes balls going soft and out of shape very early and the wickets surprisingly flat, England are changing their tactics. Coach Brendon McCullum has called for a lively pitch at Lord's. While that means their own batters will face an even sterner test against a red-hot pace attack that will be bolstered by the returning Jasprit Bumrah – who was rested due to workload management – it will also give the home team the best shot at curtailing India's top order. The reason behind England's strategy is Jofra Archer. The right-arm quick is making a long-awaited return to red ball cricket after years on the sidelines due to injuries. Even though he has played barely any first-class cricket, let alone Tests, in the last four seasons, Archer is the most potent weapon in England's armoury. Former England captain Michael Vaughan has serious doubts over the Test readiness of Archer, which is understandable given the express quick does not have a significant body of work coming into the match. If India manage to survive his initial burst, Archer might feel the pressure in his subsequent spells, especially with the temperature set to cross the 30° Celsius mark in London this week. But what else can England do? They are putting all their eggs into one basket – Archer's opening and second spell. If he is required to return for a fourth spell, India's batters would have already done their job. It is a high risk strategy, but one that can stop the visitors from posting another score of 500. England need this plan to work because if it doesn't, they will be in for a harrowing series. And that will also have major ramifications for the Ashes later in the year. One thing is for sure: the hosts can't afford to dish out another flat deck and invite India to bat first. Bumrah is back but are India really dependent on him? That might seem like a staggering query. Bumrah, after all, is among the greatest fast bowlers of the modern era and has a stupendous record in Test cricket; he has the lowest average in the history of Test cricket among pacers with at least 200 wickets. But there is an equally incredible record, one which is attracting more attention recently. As good as Bumrah is, India are not getting the results they desire when he is in the playing XI. Even though his own bowling figures remain pristine. With Bumrah in the team, India have won 20 and lost 22 Test matches. But without him in the team, India have won 19 and lost just five Tests. Most of the wins without Bumrah came at home, where spinners dominated. However, away from home, the losses have been mounting, even with the pace ace in the team. With Bumrah in the side, India lost to New Zealand at home late last year and then lost the five-match Test series in Australia, where he got injured again. In the first Test against England in Leeds, Bumrah went wicketless in the second innings after picking up five in the first as England chased down 371 with ease on the final day. There are a few ways to look at it – either opponents are trying to play out Bumrah or other Indian bowlers are not getting utilised properly when he is in the team. Or that Bumrah is beginning to lose his edge in Test cricket after multiple injuries. The bottom line is India can get results when Bumrah is not playing. In the second Test at Edgbaston, Mohammad Siraj picked up six wickets in the first innings and replacement pacer Akash Deep finished with 10 in the match as India romped to a record 336-run win. India's bowling plans seemed a lot more balanced in Birmingham and not centred around one spell, which can happen when Bumrah is around. That meant all bowlers had to support each other throughout the day, think about wickets, and not just hold their end. Siraj, in particular, improves his game dramatically when leading the attack in Bumrah's absence. Siraj averages 33 with the ball when Bumrah is bowling alongside him. Without the star pacer, Siraj's bowling average falls to 26. He also has more five-wicket hauls when 'alone' – three compared to one. That does not mean India do not win when Bumrah is in the team, or that they don't need him. What it does mean though, is that if Bumrah continues to reduce his workload due to fitness issues, it should not give the team management sleepless nights.
The Guardian
05-07-2025
- Sport
- The Guardian
Hothouse kid Jamie Smith starts as he goes on and changes Test in 20 minutes
It started in the worst possible way. By the second over of the day England were 84 for five, five hundred runs and a thousand miles behind. Their best batter, Joe Root had just been caught off the ninth ball of the morning, and their captain, Ben Stokes, who has worked so many miracles for them before, had been caught off the 10th, done by a wicked, lifting delivery, nasty, brutish and short, which brushed off his glove on its way through to the keeper. The bowler, Mohammad Siraj, was on a hat-trick, and here comes England's No 7, Jamie Smith, 24 years old, playing his 19th Test innings. The field was set, the slips were waiting, the crowd was up. There was, everyone watching felt sure, only one way the game was heading. The ball was a good one, on a length just outside off and moving in towards middle. Smith took a half-step forwards and, crack, thumped it back down the ground for four. Everyone else in this England team had to unlearn a lot of what they had been taught to begin to bat like this. But not Smith. He and Harry Brook are hothouse kids. Brendon McCullum is the only coach they have had in Test cricket and his way of playing is all they have known. Between the two of them, they turned this into one the great days of Test cricket. If you offered the 25,000 fans who were lucky enough to be inside the ground the chance to spend this July Friday anywhere else, you would have struggled to find one person among them who would not have turned you down flat and snapped their head back to the match. You can berate England, you can shake your head, puff out your cheeks and suck your teeth, but you surely can not take your eyes off them. Where any number of England sides before them would have tried to poke, prod and block their way towards the end of the innings, and the inevitable defeat lying beyond it, this one decided to crash, bang and wallop their way ahead instead. It was like watching Butch and Sundance come charging out of the building in the final reel. In the first innings in the first Test at Headingley, Smith had been caught on the boundary when he had scored 40, trying to hook a second consecutive six off a short ball from Prasidh Krishna. Time was when English cricket would not have forgiven a shot like that. Sign up to The Spin Subscribe to our cricket newsletter for our writers' thoughts on the biggest stories and a review of the week's action after newsletter promotion But Smith revealed that instead of giving him a 'smack on the wrist' all Brendon McCullum said was that he felt the shot had been the right choice because Smith was hitting with the wind. Which Smith said left him thinking he would do the same thing all over again the next time he found himself in a similar position. That happened sooner than Smith might have imagined. After he had been in for 20 minutes on Friday, Krishna hammered a short ball in at his ribs, which Smith whipped away for four. India already had two men back on the leg-side boundary, waiting for him to play it that way, and Shubman Gill decided to move a third back to join them. Krishna bowled a second short ball and Smith hit this one up and over the fielders for six. So Gill moved two more fielders over to the leg side. India now had six men there ready and waiting. Krishna bowled a third short ball and this time Smith whistled his pull shot away for four. So Krishna tried a fourth and Smith hit it the same way. Krishna pitched the sixth ball up full. So Smith hit it back past him for four more. The over went for 23 and counting from that first four onwards Smith took 35 off 13 balls Krishna bowled to him. The game changed in that 20-minute stretch. All of a sudden, England were up and running. Smith had raised his fifty one minute and overtaken Brook in the next and before you knew it he was closing in on Gilbert Jessop's record for the fastest Test century by an Englishman. He did not quite make it. His hundred came in the last over before lunch off the 80th delivery he had faced. When it was all over, at the far end of the day, England trailed by 180 and had 10 wickets left to get. The field was set, the slips were waiting, the crowd was up, there was, everyone watching felt sure, only one way the game was heading …
