England Skipper Alastair Cook Gets One-Match Suspension
Alastair Cook was also fined 20 percent for England's slow over-rate in the third ODI against Sri Lanka on Wednesday.
England captain Alastair Cook was on Thursday suspended for one match and fined 20 percent of his undisclosed match fees for his team's slow over-rate in the third one-day international against Sri Lanka.
Match referee David Boon ruled that England bowled one over short in the stipulated time frame during Wednesday's rain-curtailed game in Hambantota which the tourists won by five wickets.
Cook will miss Sunday's fourth match in Colombo with Sri Lanka leading 2-1 in the seven-match series.
It was the second time in the last 12 months that Cook had been found guilty of the "minor over-rate offence," the International Cricket Council said in a statement.
"Cook pleaded guilty to the offence and accepted the proposed sanction, so there was no need for a formal hearing," the statement added.
The rest of the team was fined 10 percent of their match fees.
Left-handed Cook has scored just 66 runs in the first three matches, leading to calls from former England players like Kevin Pietersen and Ian Botham for him to step down.