Stuart Broad has been fined 15 per cent of his match fee for England’s first Test against Pakistan by his dad, ICC match referee Chris, after breaching the ICC code of conduct.
Broad was found to have breached article 2.5 of the code of conduct, which relates to “using language…which could provoke an aggressive reaction from a batter upon his dismissal”.
The incident in question occurred after dismissing Yasir Shah during Pakistan’s second innings. The leg-spinner had frustrated England during the morning session on the fourth day, swinging away merrily to 33 off 24 runs, before being nicked off by Broad.
Unfortunately for those who wanted to see the two Broads go head to head in dispute, the younger man admitted the charge and accepted the sanction. Broad has also been handed one demerit point, taking his cumulative demerit points in the last 24 months up to three.
If he receives one in England’s next Test, against Pakistan, the four demerit points would be converted into a suspension point, meaning Broad would miss the final Test of the summer. However, if he gets through that game unscathed, one of those demerit points, handed down on August 19, 2018, during England’s Trent Bridge Test against India, will be scrubbed from his record.
