Suspend Test skippers for slowing up the game

By Howard Kotton
January 17 2022 - 4:00pm
DETERRENT: Howard Kotton believes slow over rates could be avoided if offending captains received suspensions. Australia's Pat Cummins and England's Joe Root are pictured during the first Test. Picture: Chris Hyde/Getty Images
DETERRENT: Howard Kotton believes slow over rates could be avoided if offending captains received suspensions. Australia's Pat Cummins and England's Joe Root are pictured during the first Test. Picture: Chris Hyde/Getty Images

The scourge of poor over rates continues to plague Test cricket and the penalties for not completing the required quota should be much tougher.