Australia's Clarke fined for sledging Anderson

BRISBANE (Reuters) - Australia captain Michael Clarke has been fined 20 percent match fee for using offensive language against England paceman James Anderson during the first Ashes test at the Gabba, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Monday.

Australia's Clarke fined for sledging Anderson

(Reuters)





Clarke was found guilty of breaching the ICC Code of Conduct relating to "using language or a gesture that is obscene, offensive or insulting during an international match", the governing body said in a statement.

The stump microphone caught Clarke using foul language as he told England's number 11 batsman to get ready for a broken arm moments before Mitchell Johnson dismissed Anderson to wrap up Australia's 381-run victory.

The on-field umpires had to step in to calm the players down as tempers threatened to boil over.

No formal hearing was required after Clarke admitted the offence and accepted the punishment from match referee Jeff Crowe, the statement added.

Clarke has insisted that the sledging came about because both teams wanted to win so badly.

"I certainly understand and respect that there's a line and both teams shouldn't over-step that line and I hope that hasn't been the case through this test match but I think the rivalry and the banter on the field, it's give-and-take both ways," Clarke told reporters on Sunday.

"I think I've heard a lot worse said on a cricket field than what any of the Australian players or the England players have said throughout this test match."

(Writing by Sudipto Ganguly; editing by Amlan Chakraborty)


Share

2 min read

Published

Source: Reuters


Share this with family and friends


Get SBS News daily and direct to your Inbox

Sign up now for the latest news from Australia and around the world direct to your inbox.

By subscribing, you agree to SBS’s terms of service and privacy policy including receiving email updates from SBS.

Download our apps
SBS News
SBS Audio
SBS On Demand

Listen to our podcasts
An overview of the day's top stories from SBS News
Interviews and feature reports from SBS News
Your daily ten minute finance and business news wrap with SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves.
A daily five minute news wrap for English learners and people with disability
Get the latest with our News podcasts on your favourite podcast apps.

Watch on SBS
SBS World News

SBS World News

Take a global view with Australia's most comprehensive world news service
Watch the latest news videos from Australia and across the world