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"Fines Don't Work": England Legend Suggests Penalty For Slow Over-Rate

The World Test Championship (WTC) Final between India and Australia saw 44 overs getting wasted due to slow over rate on both sides and that has left a lot of experts frustrated with the growing trend. Both teams were docked match fees for the offense but former England skipper Michael Vaughan believes that fines will not be enough to stop this incident from repeating itself. Vaughan took to social media to suggest that a heavy run penalty can be the solution. "Fines don't work .. So Runs awarded to the Batting team at the end of the days play could be the only way .. 20 runs per over ..," Vaughan tweeted,

"If That's Really You...": Wasim Jaffer Trolls Michael Vaughan With 'Blue Tick' Reference

Former India batter Wasim Jaffer and ex-England skipper Michael Vaughan have had a few interactions on social media. Both former players can be often seen trolling each other on Twitter. And as Australia reached a commanding position against India in the ongoing World Test Championship (WTC) final, Vaughan jumped on the bandwagon once again to take a dig at Jaffer. Travis Head scored a century to rescue Australia from a tricky situation, prompting Jaffer to put out a tweet hailing the batter.

"Big Mistake": On R Ashwin's Omission From WTC Final, Michael Vaughan, Sourav Ganguly, Ricky Ponting React

For World Test Championship final, India left out Ravichandran Ashwin from their side on Wednesday as skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to field against Australia at the Oval. Off-spinner Ashwin is the world's top-ranked Test bowler, but with overcast conditions and a green-tinged pitch promising to assist the quicks, India opted for an attack of four seamers and spin-bowling all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja.

England "Had Lot Of Selfish Characters Playing...": Ex-Star's Scathing Revelation

Former England pacer Steve Harmison has hinted that quite a few senior players in the side did not contribute to the team spirit in the late 90s and early 2000s, but all that changed during the 2005 Ashes series, which the hosts won 2-1. Responding to former Australian quick Jason Gillespie's assessment that he had noticed a big change in the England side during the 2005 Ashes, Harmison, who was part of the 2005 side, said that, "The difference between that and 2003, 2001 and 1999, 1997, was in 2005 we were a team."

6 Ex-Yorkshire Cricketers Found Guilty Of Racism, Face 22,000 Pounds In Sanctions

Six former Yorkshire cricketers found guilty of racial abuse at the club were on Friday fined a total of 22,000 pounds by the Cricket Discipline Commission. But the punishments, which include suspensions if they return to cricket, are down from what the ECB had pushed for fines totalling £37,000 at a hearing on May 3. John Blain, Tim Bresnan, Andrew Gale, Matthew Hoggard and Richard Pyrah were all found guilty of breaching ECB Directive 3.3 following a CDC hearing in March.

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"Fines Don't Work": England Legend Suggests Penalty For Slow Over-Rate

"If That's Really You...": Wasim Jaffer Trolls Michael Vaughan With 'Blue Tick' Reference

"Big Mistake": On R Ashwin's Omission From WTC Final, Michael Vaughan, Sourav Ganguly, Ricky Ponting React

England "Had Lot Of Selfish Characters Playing...": Ex-Star's Scathing Revelation

6 Ex-Yorkshire Cricketers Found Guilty Of Racism, Face 22,000 Pounds In Sanctions

Ex-Yorkshire players fined in cricket racism case

Six ex-Yorkshire players sanctioned for using racist language by disciplinary panel

Michael Vaughan set for BBC return after being cleared over racism claim