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Aussies risk huge fines amid over rate criticism
SEN •  December 5th, 2025 12:47 pm
- Joe Root makes maiden century in Australia on Day 1 as England reached 9/325 at Stumps
- Mitchell Starc continued his golden summer with 6/71
England has taken a commanding position on Day 1 of the Second Ashes Test, with Joe Root finally breaking his Test century drought in Australia.
The centurion enters Day 2 on 135 not out as the Aussies hunt the 10th wicket to start their first innings.
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10:50am - Aussies at risk of big fines amid slow over rate
Australia bowled just 74 overs on Day 1, falling 16 short of the 90 expected in a day's play.
After Nathan Lyon was dropped, the Aussies were always going to be slow, but they would have expected wickets to fall a bit quicker having gone with a four-pronged pace attack.
With the ICC hot on over-rates, the Aussies will need to bowl England out in the first six overs on Day 2 if they don't want to be fined, with the ICC not putting forth any penalties for innings that are completed in fewer than 80 overs.
If England bat more than those six overs, Australia risk copping heavy fines and a deduction in World Test Championship points.
Under the World Test Championship’s current playing conditions, each member of the team will be fined 20 per cent of their match fee for every lost over, with a cap at 100 per cent.
"Over rates are what they are," Mitchell Starc said.
"If we keep taking the wickets, I won't worry about it."
The numbers:
- England have lost 13 of 22 Ashes Tests played at Brisbane
- England have lost seven of the last nine at the Gabba
- Australia have won 13 out of 14 floodlit Tests overall
- Australia have lost only once (West Indies)
