AP, Colombo :
England captain Alastair Cook received a one-match suspension for a slow over rate in his team’s third one-day international against Sri Lanka.
He was also fined 20 percent of his match fee on Thursday, a day after England won the match by five wickets.
The suspension from International Cricket Council match referee David Boon means Cook will miss the fourth match in the seven-match series on Sunday in Colombo.
The penalties were imposed because Cook was guilty of the offense for a second time within 12 months.
In the post-match interview after the match in Hambantota on Wednesday, Cook said he expected leniency considering the size of the ground, and the time it took for players to enter the playing area.
England captain Alastair Cook received a one-match suspension for a slow over rate in his team’s third one-day international against Sri Lanka.
He was also fined 20 percent of his match fee on Thursday, a day after England won the match by five wickets.
The suspension from International Cricket Council match referee David Boon means Cook will miss the fourth match in the seven-match series on Sunday in Colombo.
The penalties were imposed because Cook was guilty of the offense for a second time within 12 months.
In the post-match interview after the match in Hambantota on Wednesday, Cook said he expected leniency considering the size of the ground, and the time it took for players to enter the playing area.
