England coach Chris Silverwood lamented the team being docked five ICC WTC points and the whole team being penalized monetarily as well after the first Test of the Ashes 2021-22 in Brisbane, which the visitors lost by 9 wickets.

Joe Root's side was ruled to be five overs short in the nine-wicket defeat at the Gabba after time allowances were taken into consideration, with match referee David Boon, the former Australia Test opener, imposing the sanction.

Players are fined 20% of their match fee for every over their side fails to bowl in the allotted time, while the team is penalized one point for each over short.

"What hurts most is the Test championship points. This hits the lads in the pocket, but the thing that really gets us is the points because we are competing to get in that final. We have been through it with the match referee on areas we can improve.

It was our first Test for a while. We had not had that warm-up game, so the guys were not used to getting around all the time and it was hot out there,” England coach Silverwood told British media.

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England's failure to fulfill their overs came despite having specialist spinner Jack Leach in the attack at Brisbane, while captain Joe Root also bowled a few overs of spin.

Australia had missed out on the inaugural WTC 2021 final in July after being docked points for their slow over-rate during the second Test against India in Melbourne.

With Jack Leach bleeding 102 runs in 13 overs of spin, England may opt for an all-pace attack in the second Test in Adelaide, which will be a day-night contest. However, it will also put England under more pressure to watch the clock as they try to level the five-Test series against the Ashes holders.

(Reuters inputs)