The hearing into the level 3 charge against England fast bowler James Anderson will be held on August 1 via videoconference, a day after the scheduled end of the third Test. The judicial commissioner Gordon lewis took this decision during Tuesday’s preliminary hearing, which was attended by representatives of Anderson, the ECB, the BCCI, legal counsel of both boards, and the ICC’s ethics and regulatory lawyer.
At the end of the hearing on August 1, lewis will have 48 hours to announce the verdict in writing. “If required, he will also decide on the sanctions to be imposed, date from when the suspension will be enforced and the process for right of appeal,” the ICC said in a release. If lewis finds Anderson not guilty of the level 3 charge, “then it remains open to him, at his discretion, to find the player or player support personnel guilty of an offence of a lower level than that with which he has been charged.”
Meanwhile, the ICC has confirmed that following discussions and agreement between the relevant parties and as per the Code, match referee David Boon will hold the hearing into the level 2 charge against Ravindra Jadeja. “Details of this hearing are being worked out and will be announced in due course,” the ICC said.
All level 3 breaches carry a penalty of between four and eight Suspension Points while level 2 offences carry a fine of between 50-100 per cent of applicable Match Fee and/or up to two Suspension Points.
Two suspension points equates to a ban of one Test, or two ODIs, depending on which type of match is scheduled next for the suspended player.