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Jason Roy: ECB criticized for secrecy over bat fine | Sport

English cricket bosses have been criticized for refusing to say why Jason Roy was fined £ 2,500 and an international ban of two matches was suspended. Roy pleaded guilty to violating the ECB’s disciplinary code, understanding that he took place in England on the T20 Tour to the West Indies in January.

But during a break from normal practice after Cricket Discipline Commission (CDC) hearings, no details of the incident that led to Roy’s punishment were released.

The mystery has led to a senior county figure telling The Times: “This is weird and presents a dangerous prediction because everyone is asking for non-disclosure and it looks like some players are being treated differently than others.”

The Commission is independent of the ECB and consists of: