Jason Roy, the England batter, has been handed a two-match ban which is suspended for 12 months subject to good behaviour while he has also been asked to pay a fine of GBP 2,500 by March 31.
The ECB has not revealed the reasons for sanctions apart from stating that Roy “has 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, in breach of ECB Directive 3.3.”
Usually, the Cricket Discipline Committee (CDC) – the body which conducts disciplinary proceedings – publish full written reasons for any action taken. Their guidelines do, however, allow them to refrain from doing so when the CDC determines that “for any reason that it is appropriate that they should only be published in part or not published at all.”
“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 GBP 2,500 by March 31 2022,” said the statement.
Roy last played for England during their defeat in the T20I series against West Indies in January. He later participated in the PSL, playing for Quetta Gladiators, but backed out of his IPL stint with the Gujrarat Titans, stating that the cricket in the pandemic enforced bio-bubbles had taken a toll on him over the last three years, and that he wanted to spend time with his family.
