ICC Checks England Cricket Rules

ICC 檢查英格蘭板球規則

Jul 9, 2026, 13:50
New ZealandSports

Introduction

The ICC is checking the ECB. This is because of a video about Ben Stokes.

ICC 正在調查 ECB，這是因為一段關於 Ben Stokes 的影片。

Main Body

A video showed Ben Stokes in the dressing room. He said he wants to stop playing cricket. The video had sound. It went on the internet before the game finished. This is against the rules.

一段影片在更衣室拍到 Ben Stokes。他說他想停止打板球。影片是有聲音的，在比賽結束前就流傳到網路上。這違反了規則。

Rules say people cannot film in dressing rooms. These rules stop cheating in the sport. The ECB did not answer the ICC yet. Ben Stokes wrote a short, angry message on social media.

規則規定更衣室內禁止拍攝。這些規則是為了防止運動員作弊。ECB 尚未回覆 ICC。Ben Stokes 在社交媒體上寫了一則簡短且憤怒的訊息。

Now the England team has problems. They need a new captain for the games against Pakistan. The team is not playing well. The ICC and ECB are looking at the coaches and managers.

現在英格蘭隊面臨問題。在對陣巴基斯坦的比賽中，他們需要一名新隊長。球隊表現不佳。ICC 和 ECB 正在審視教練與經理。

Conclusion

The ICC wants answers from the ECB. The ECB needs a new leader for the team.

ICC 希望 ECB 給出答案。ECB 需要為球隊找一位新領導者。

Vocabulary Learning

🛑 Stop or Start?

In this story, we see words that describe actions that change.

  • Stop →\rightarrow Ben Stokes wants to stop playing. (He does it now →\rightarrow he will not do it later).
  • Finish →\rightarrow The game finished. (The action is over).

💡 Word Pair: 'Against' vs 'For'

These words show two opposite sides of a problem:

  1. Against (Opposite/No) →\rightarrow Against the rules (You broke the law).
  2. For (Support/Goal) →\rightarrow For the games against Pakistan (The purpose of the team).

📝 Simple Sentence Build

Look at how we connect a person to a feeling:

Person + is/has + Problem/Feeling

  • The team →\rightarrow has problems.
  • The team →\rightarrow is not playing well.
  • The message →\rightarrow was angry.

Vocabulary Learning

checking (v.)
Looking at something to see if it is correct.
Example:The teacher is checking my homework.
dressing room (n.)
A room where players change their clothes.
Example:The players are in the dressing room before the game.
against (prep.)
Opposite to a rule or a person.
Example:Smoking is against the rules in the hospital.
cheating (n.)
Doing something dishonest to win a game.
Example:Using a phone during a test is cheating.
captain (n.)
The leader of a sports team.
Example:The captain tells the team what to do.
manager (n.)
A person who controls a team or a business.
Example:The manager decided who would play in the game.
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