ENGLAND cricketer Jason Roy has been slapped with a two-game suspended ban and £2,500 fine.
The opening batsman admitted a charge of ‘conducting himself in a manner which may be prejudicial’.
Jason Roy has been hit with a suspended two-game ban
An ECB statement on Tuesday confirmed that Roy’s ban will be suspended for 12 months and dependant on good behaviour.
The ECB did not make public the nature of the incident for which he was punished over.
Roy, 31, is expected to be a big part of England’s plans at the T20 World Cup in Australia later this year.
He recently pulled out of his Indian Premier League contract with the Gujarat Titans to spend more time at home.
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The ECB statement read: “A Disciplinary Panel of the Cricket Discipline Commission has announced its sanction on Jason Roy after he admitted a charge of conducting himself in a manner which may be prejudicial to the interests of cricket or which may bring the game of cricket, the ECB and himself into disrepute.
“Following a full disciplinary hearing at which all available evidence was heard, the Disciplinary Panel ruled that Mr Roy should:
“(i) be suspended from the next two England matches for which he is eligible for selection, but that such suspension be suspended for 12 months dependent on good behaviour; and
“(ii) pay a fine of £2,500 by 31 March 2022.”
Roy was part of the England team that won the 2019 Cricket World Cup.
But the limited-overs specialist is not a part of the Test side that’s currently in the West Indies.
