ICC fines Darren Lehmann for inappropriate comments

Australia coach Darren Lehmann has been fined 20 per cent of his match fee after pleading guilty to a charge of publicly criticising and making inappropriate comments about England player Stuart Broad in relation to an incident that occurred in a match

The charge related to comments made by Lehmann on the eve of the fifth and final Ashes Test during an interview with Australian radio station Triple M.Lehmann said in an interview with Australian radio station Triple M. “I just hope everyone gets stuck into him because the way he’s carried on and the way he’s commented in public about it is ridiculous.”

Lehmann was found to have breached Article 2.1.7 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to public criticism of, or inappropriate comment in relation to an incident occurring in an international match or any player, player support personnel, match official or team participating in any international match

Lehmann admitted the offence and accepted the proposed sanction offered to him by Roshan Mahanama of the Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees. As such, there was no need for a formal hearing.

The Incident
Stuart Broad refused to walk and escaped being dismissed after clearly edging a delivery from spinner Ashton Agar to first slip during a Test at Trent Bridge, which England went on to win