# Cricket: The International Cricket Council has rejected England captain Ben Stokes’ plea for a review of over-rate penalties in Tests. This comes after England and New Zealand were docked three World Test Championship points, and all their players fined 15-percent of their match fees in Christchurch last December. The ICC Board has opted to maintain the existing rules that impose fines and points deductions on fielding sides, who fail to bowl an average of 15 overs per hour in the upcoming World Test Championship in June.
Cricket: ICC rejects Ben Stokes review of over-rate penalties in Tests