Panesar handed penalty for dissent

Monty Panesar, the Sussex and England spinner, has received a penalty under the ECB's discipline code after showing dissent at an umpire's decision during Sussex's County Championship game against Middlesex last week.

Panesar picked up two wickets in the game, which Sussex lost, and lost his rhythm as Dawid Malan powered Middlesex to victory with an unbeaten century in the second innings.

Panesar was reported by Umpires Peter Willey and Steve Gale for a Level One breach of the code, and has received a reprimand. The penalty will remain on his record for a period of two years, and any further breach during that period will result in an automatic imposition of three penalty points.