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India star Ravi Jadeja was today fined half his match fee for his clash with England fast bowler James Anderson during the First Test at Trent Bridge.
The incident, which occurred in the pavilion during lunch on the second day, saw Jadeja hit with with a level-two misconduct charge for allegedly approaching Anderson in a threatening manner.
Anderson was charged with a level-three offence for allegedly “abusing and pushing” his opponent and faces a possible four-Test ban if found guilty at next Friday’s hearing.
Match referee David Boon found Jadeja not guilty of the offence for which he had been charged, but felt his conduct was contrary to the spirit of the game.
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“While I was in no doubt that confrontation did occur, and that such conduct was not in the spirit of the game and should not have taken place, I was not comfortably satisfied that this was a level-two offence,” said the former Australia batsman. “Therefore, in exercising my discretion under Article 7.6.5 of the Code and having heard all the evidence, I was comfortably satisfied that Mr Jadeja had committed a level-one offence under Article 2.1.8 of the Code.”
