England's cricket team, led by Ben Stokes, faced a two-point deduction and a 10% match fee fine for a slow over-rate in their Lord's Test victory against India. This penalty dropped them to third in the World Test Championship standings. Michael Vaughan criticized the ICC, questioning why only England was penalized despite both teams' slow over-rates.
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