The ICC announced on Saturday that Sammy had breached Article 2.7 of the code, which related to “public criticism of, or inappropriate comment in relation to an incident occurring in an International match or any player, player support personnel match official or team participating in any international match.”
He accepted the sanction and received one demerit point, his first offence in a 24-month period.
It comes as West Indies captain Roston Chase also criticised the performance of the match officials in his post-play press conference on Friday.
West Indies’ Shai Hope bats against Australia on day two of the first cricket Test match at Kensington Stadium in Bridgetown. Credit: AP
“This game is a frustrating one for me and for the team because we bowled out Australia for a relatively low score. We were very happy with that but then there were so many questionable calls in the game and none of them went our way,” Chase told reporters.
“I mean, as a player, you’re out there, you’re giving your all, you’re fighting and then nothing is going your way.
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“It’s clear to see anyone would feel bad or feel hurt about those decisions. You’re out there playing to win, giving it your all and it seems like everyone is against you. It’s frustrating because as players, when we mess up, when we get out of line, we’re penalised harshly.
“But the officials, nothing ever happens to them. They just have a wrong decision or questionable decision and life just goes on.”
Australian captain Pat Cummins was asked after his side’s win whether he’d had any conversations with the match referee around umpiring standards.
“No, of course not,” Cummins said. “We appeal and if we think it’s close, we use DRS and leave the rest up to the umpires. There were a lot of 50-50 calls. There was some that went against us. That’s cricket. I think it all balances itself out.”
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