Morgan suspended and given fine for slow overs

England captain Eoin Morgan has been suspended for one ODI and fined 40% of his match fee for maintaining a slow over rate during the game against Pakistan on Tuesday.

Richie Richardson, of the ICC’s elite panel of match referees, imposed the suspension on Morgan after England were ruled to be two overs short after time allowances were taken into consideration.

England players have been fined 20% of their match fees for maintaining a slow over rate in the game.

Morgan’s suspension means he will miss the fourth ODI against Pakistan at Trent Bridge tomorrow.

England wicketkeeperbatsman Jonny Bairstow has been reprimanded for breaching Level 1 of the ICC code of conduct.

Bairstow struck the stumps with his bat after being dismissed for 128 in England’s six-wicket win against Pakistan at Bristol.

The ICC also confirmed that one demerit point has been added to the disciplinary record of Bairstow, for whom it was his first offence since the introduction of the revised code in September 2016.