England’s misery worsened. ICC claws back 12 WTC points after New Zealand’s loss Oval Cricket News:

England were fined 50 percent of their match fee and dropped 12 points in the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 standings for maintaining a slow over-rate during their loss to New Zealand in the second Test at The Oval.According to an ICC release, England were found guilty of being 12 overs short of the required rate. Because of this, their players were fined 50 percent of their match fees and the team lost 12 points in the WTC.The penalty leaves England on 38 points in the WTC table. They remained seventh in the standings, but their percentage points decreased from 34.72 to 26.38.Under Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which covers the minimum over-rate offences, players will be fined five percent of their match fee for each of their side’s failures to bowl within the stipulated time.Article 16.11.2 of the World Test Championship playing conditions states that teams lose one championship point for every lead they fall short, leading to a 12-point deduction for England.The penalty comes after England lost by 253-runs to New Zealand at The Oval. The visitors bowled out England for 209 in just 48 minutes on the fifth and final day.The result leveled the series after England won the first Test at Lord’s, setting up a decider in Nottingham starting on Thursday.England resumed the final day on 182/5 while chasing 463, but New Zealand’s fast bowlers Matt Henry: ran through the lower order. Henry claimed the last five wickets, finishing with figures of 6/29 in the innings.His match figures of 11/109, followed by 5/80 in the first innings, were the best by a New Zealand bowler against England in a Test match. It was also Henry’s first 10-wicket match haul in his 35-Test career.The win was only New Zealand’s seventh Test victory over England in 95 years of touring and their second at The Oval, the first coming in 1999.