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It was right to ban West Indies captain Jason Holder... slow over-rates are the scourge of the modern game Jason Holder is banned from final Test against England for his slow over rate The West Indies captain had already been on a warning before second Test West Indies president Dave Cameron says rules should be changed 

By David Lloyd for the Daily Mail

Published: 22:26 GMT, 5 February 2019 | Updated: 23:32 GMT, 5 February 2019

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It was absolutely right to ban Jason Holder for the third Test, despite the outcry there has been over the ICC's decision.

The simple truth is that slow over-rates are the scourge of the modern game and the West Indies captain broke the rules.

It is not the first time he's transgressed and remember that he'd been on a final warning for the last 12 months or so and then he was unofficially warned.

West Indies captain Jason Holder drinks champagne to celebrate their series win over England

West Indies captain Jason Holder drinks champagne to celebrate their series win over England

Yet still there was no apparent attempt to get close to bowling 15 overs an hour in Antigua. It doesn't matter that the second Test was over in three days. That's

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