Ben Stokes has hit back at the International Cricket Council after England were hit by a World Test Championship points deduction, claiming the governing body has failed to engage with his concerns.
England lost 15 per cent of their match fees and three World Test Championship points for bowling their over too slowly in last week’s victory over New Zealand in Christchurch, having previously been slapped with a massive 19-point deduction for the same reason at the end of the 2023 Ashes series.
