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West Indies fast bowler Jayden Seales has been penalized for an on-field gesture directed at Australian captain Pat Cummins. The ICC fined him 15% of his match fee for breaching conduct rules after celebrating Cummins' dismissal with a provocative signal. Seales downplayed the incident, calling it a moment of frustration rather than intentional provocation. The fiery Test continues with both teams locked in a tight battle at Kensington Oval.

Key Points: Jayden Seales Fined for Gesture at Pat Cummins in WI vs Australia Test

  • Seales breached ICC code after gesturing to dressing room upon dismissing Cummins
  • Fined 15% match fee and received second demerit point in 24 months
  • Incident occurred during fiery WI-Australia Test in Barbados
  • Seales later claimed it was frustration-driven with no malicious intent
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Jayden Seales fined for code of conduct breach in first Test against Australia

West Indies pacer Jayden Seales fined 15% match fee for provocative dismissal gesture against Australia captain Pat Cummins in Barbados Test.

"It did not really mean anything and it was more a bit of frustration - Jayden Seales"

Bridgetown, June 27

West Indies pacer Jayden Seales has been handed a 15 per cent fine of his match fee for a code of conduct breach during the opening day of the first Test against Australia in Barbados, as per the official website of the International Cricket Council (ICC).

The incident occurred during the 55th over of Australia's first innings at Kensington Oval, when Seales gestured to the dressing room after dismissing opposing captain Pat Cummins.

It was found to have breached Article 2.5 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to "using language, actions or gestures which disparage or which could provoke an aggressive reaction from a batter upon his/her dismissal during an International Match."

Seales played down the incident when quizzed for more information at stumps on the first day.

"It did not really mean anything and it was more a bit of frustration," Seales said, as quoted from the official website of the ICC.

"Pat hit a couple of good shots off me and I just showed him where the dressing room was and there wasn't really anything in it," he added.

Seales received the fine and also had one demerit point added to his record, making it the second offence in a 24-month period, which increased his tally of demerit points over the same period to two.

Seales and the West Indies fast bowlers were in the action again on Thursday as the Caribbean side showed plenty of fight against the reigning ICC World Test Championship runners-up.

Shai Hope (48) and skipper Roston Chase (44) added 67 for the sixth wicket to help the West Indies open up a 10-run lead on the first innings and Australia's top-order was once again undone as the tourists reached 92/4 and an overall lead of 82.

Seales was among the wicket takers late on the second day as he bowled Josh Inglis for 12 for his sixth scalp of the match, with Travis Head (13) and Beau Webster (19) to resume on Friday and the Test match evenly poised.

- ANI

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Rahul K.
These young fast bowlers need to control their emotions. Seales is talented but such gestures don't help anyone. Remember when Kohli used to do this early in his career? He learned to channel that aggression better. Hope Seales does too. #CricketDiscipline
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Priya M.
The match is so exciting! Both teams fighting hard. But ICC is right to penalize unnecessary aggression. Cricket is a gentleman's game after all. Looking forward to Day 3! 😊
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Amit S.
Seriously? Just 15% fine for this? If this was an Indian player, the punishment would've been much harsher. ICC has double standards when it comes to disciplining players from different countries.
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Neha P.
As a cricket fan, I love the passion but rules are rules. Good to see WI putting up a fight against Australia though! Their bowling attack looks promising for future series. Maybe we'll see them in WTC finals soon?
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Vikram J.
The real story here is how well West Indies are playing! After years of struggle, they're showing real fight against top teams. Hope they continue this form when they tour India next season.
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Sanjay R.
Cricket needs characters like Seales - a bit of fire makes the game interesting! As long as it doesn't cross into abuse, let the players show some emotion. The Aussies have been doing it for years anyway 😉

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