‘Trying to flex its muscle’: Fury over ‘fat bat' call as county club slams ’absolutely stupid’ penalty

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‘Trying to flex its muscle’: Fury over ‘fat bat' call as county club slams ’absolutely stupid’ penalty
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Cricket: Australia is off to a winning start against England in their T20 series in Southampton.

Essex have described English cricket chiefs as “absolutely stupid” for docking the county 12 points because one of their players used a bat ruled too wide.

Khushi made 21 in his second innings when the bat was ruled to have breached the regulations when tested by the match umpires.Start your free trial today >The decision was made by the Cricket Discipline Commission, which is independent of the England and Wales Cricket Board . “I assume the ECB thought this was cheating and the appeal panel is trying to flex its muscles a bit,” Fletcher told The Times.

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