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Ricky Ponting, Nasser Hussain gives suggestions about maintaining slow over-rates

ue to the slow over-rate in the recently concluded Ashes, England’s 19 points have been deducted from the 28 points earned in this cycle of the Test Championship, and Australia have been deducted 10 points. Also, both teams have to pay a fixed portion of the match fee fine.

Ricky Ponting, Nasser Hussain gives suggestions about maintaining slow over-rates

Posted - 2023-08-02T23:05:30+06:00

Updated - 2023-08-02T23:05:30+06:00

Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting says that players and umpires can be more aware of slow over-rates. And according to former England captain Nasser Hussain, it's time for the ICC to be more strict.

Due to the slow over-rate in the recently concluded Ashes, England’s 19 points have been deducted from the 28 points earned in this cycle of the Test Championship, and Australia have been deducted 10 points. Also, both teams have to pay a fixed portion of the match fee fine.

England were penalized in four of the five Tests in the series, while Australia were penalized for the rain-hit Old Trafford Test. Australia bowled an innings in that match without a recognized spinner.

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However, the slow over-rate is a matter of concern for former captain Ponting. As he said on the ICC Review show, “I can’t see where all the time is going in the game, that’s the one thing I can’t understand,” Ponting said. “So, now there’s an extra half an hour played every day and still we’re losing six or seven overs every day. I don’t know, I just don’t get it. I don’t know where the time’s going.”

In this case, the umpire and the players should come forward, said Ponting, commenting on this year's Ashes, “The players have to take responsibility. I think the umpires can be more active in it as well,” he said. “I think the umpires need to start just getting the players around more, getting them ready, getting them organised, making sure the batter’s ready to face up, making sure the bowler is at the end of his mark when the batsman gets back to his crease. We’ve got to find a way not to be losing so much time in these games.”

While the field game is quite entertaining, the spectators expect the whole game on the day, feels Ponting. He further said, “I know the cricket’s been ultra entertaining. Crowds are not going to be whinging about what they have seen as far as the cricket’s concerned, but when you go to a day’s play and you expect 90 overs, but you see 80, you have got to be a little bit disappointed.

“I mean at the World Test Championship final, by the evening session on day three, one whole session of play had been lost. Two hours of play have been lost over three days and I just don’t know where it goes and I’m not sure what the right punishment is.

“I’m sure that the defence of both these two teams will be how entertaining the games have been. They haven’t been draws that have dragged out and we’ve lost much time. I mean, Headingley’s a great example, right? You lose nearly a whole day of play and game’s still over in four days so.”

Citing Australia's missed final in the first WTC cycle, Ponting said, “I honestly don’t know what the answer is but if a team, like Australia did last time, if they miss out on playing in the World Test Championship final just because of a few overs here and there then it is a pretty harsh penalty.”

Hussain, however, is in favor of severe punishment. He said, "I think the penalties should be harsh. I do think it is something that upsets fans. Tickets, especially in England, are very expensive. So you want to get the full day. Now some people argue, well, you're getting the entertainment anyway. But I do think, if you pay for 90 overs, you should expect 90 overs.

"And after 85 overs, if they just suddenly stroll off with the extra half hour already been bowled, I do think fines, and World Test Championship deduction points, it has cost sides already a place in World Test Championship finals. So I do think the ICC should continue to be strong with teams."

Hussain, now a commentator, also believes that teams should not be allowed to go to the break before a certain number of overs, "And I do think to a degree, and I know you have to get TV companies to buy into it, but if you don't bowl your 30 overs, you have to stay on,” Nasser proposed. “You don't get your lunch, you don't get your cup of tea until you bowl your 30 overs.

"Now what that will do is make players get through the day quicker, earlier, because the last thing you want is a three-and-a-half hour last session. The seamers in particular aren't going to be overly thrilled if they have to bowl three and a half hours at the end, so umpires need to be stronger with players."

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