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Jimmy Anderson to face hearing over Ravindra Jadeja spat on 1 August Jimmy Anderson to face hearing over Ravindra Jadeja spat on 1 August
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The England fast bowler Jimmy Anderson will face a disciplinary hearing on Friday 1 August over allegations he pushed and abused the India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja for which, if proved, he faces a four-Test ban. The England fast bowler Jimmy Anderson, who has been charged with a level three breach of the ICC code of conduct, will face a full disciplinary hearing before a judicial commissioner on Friday 1 August at 9.00am.
Anderson was charged with misconduct after the pair exchanged words as they left the pitch during the second day of the first Test at Trent Bridge. Anderson has been charged by India with “abusing and pushing” Ravinda Jadeja after an incident that took place in the Trent Bridge pavilion at lunch on the second day of that Test match.
The India all-rounder was charged with a lesser offence which carries a potential ban of one Test. England counter-charged Jadeja with a level two offence alleging that he approached Anderson in a threatening manner and it is expected that the all-rounder’s case will be heard by the match referee David Boon during the Southampton Test match next week. If found guilty, Jadeja faces either a fine of between 50-100% of his match fee or a ban of one Test match.
The International Cricket Council set up a teleconference for a preliminary hearing involving the two players on Tuesday with the appointed judicial commissioner Gordon Lewis, Australia’s representative on its code of conduct commission. A level two breach is less serious than a level three and so is subject to disciplinary hearing heard by the match referee rather than a judicial commissioner. The ECB pressed for both Anderson’s and Jadeja’s hearings to be held at the same time as they both relate to the same incident and will both hear the same evidence but it was decided to stick to the letter of the ICC processes and hold separate hearings.
Lewis was also the commissioner when Australia’s David Warner was suspended after attacking Joe Root in a bar in Birmingham. The date for Anderson was decided during a preliminary hearing attended by the bowler’s representative, ECB representatives, the ICC’s ethics and regulatory lawyer and representatives of the Indian board and their legal counsel.
The preliminary hearing had to take place, as stipulated in ICC protocol, as soon as practicably possible which was the day after the second Test ended at Lord’s, where England collapsed to a defeat by India. At the end of the full hearing via video conference, the judicial commissioner Gordon Lewis will have 48 hours to announce his decision in writing. If found guilty, Anderson faces a ban of between two and four matches which could see him miss the final two Tests of this series including his “home” Test at Old Trafford in a couple of weeks. Lewis was the commissioner when Australia’s David Warner was suspended after attacking Joe Root in a bar in Birmingham.
The ICC said the meeting was attended by “representatives of Anderson and the ECB and their legal counsel, the ICC’s ethics and regulatory lawyer, and representatives of the BCCI and their legal counsel”. The ECB can lodge an appeal against any punishment but unless there is special dispensation any ban would take effect immediately and would need to be served while an appeal process was taking place.
It added that “David Boon of the Emirates elite panel of ICC match referees will hold the hearing of Ravindra Jadeja. Details of this hearing are being worked out and will be announced in due course.” If the judicial commissioner finds Anderson not guilty of a level three breach it remains open to him to find him guilty of an offence at a lower level
Anderson’s hearing will take place after the third Test against India at Southampton which means he could miss his home Test at Old Trafford. England were stunned when originally told of India’s intention to press charges against Anderson and were hoping that this preliminary hearing would result in the case being thrown out. However, it is clear that the judicial commissioner and the ICC’s regulatory lawyer believe there is a case to be heard. Anderson denies the accusations and England responded to India’s charged by pledging their total support for him.
Prior to the Lord’s Test, the England captain Alastair Cook said he thought that India’s allegations towards Anderson were designed to unsettle England’s leading bowler. “It’s probably a bit of a tactic by India,” Cook said. “We are surprised, but we can’t let it be a distraction.”
In this on-going spat, it was Jadeja who got the last laugh in the Lord’s Test scoring a match-defining 68 from 57 balls and completing India’s victory by running out Anderson.