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Hales deserved fine for dissent – Farbrace
- Updated: August 12, 2016
Alex Hales “deserves his fine” for dissent, according to England’s assistant coach, Paul Farbrace. Hales was fined 15% of his match fee for showing dissent to the TV umpire during the first day of the fourth Investec Test at The Oval.
Having struggled to hide his frustration after he was adjudged to have been caught at midwicket by Yasir Shar off the bowling of Mohammad Amir – Hales believed the ball had bounced before Yasir claimed it – he then visited Joel Wilson in the third umpire’s room and questioned the decision. Hales was then said to have made “inappropriate comments as he was leaving the room” according to an ICC statement.
As a result, Hales was found to have breached Article 2.1.5 of the ICC code of conduct, which relates to “showing dissent at an umpire’s decision during an international match”. Hales admitted the offence and accepted the sanction proposed by the match referee, Richie Richardson. There was no need for a formal hearing.
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