Philander fined in last Test for Buttler send-off

JOHANNESBURG: South African opening bowler Vernon Philander, who is playing in his final Test, has been fined 15 percent of his match fee after a send-off of England batsman Jos Buttler during the second day of the fourth Test at the Wanderers Stadium.

The ICC announced on Sunday that Philander had been found guilty of a level one offence for “using language, actions or gestures which disparage or which could provoke an aggressive reaction from a batter upon his/her dismissal in an international match.”

Buttler was fined 15 percent of his match fee after the second Test where he was caught on camera swearing at Philander.

Philander announced last year that he would be retiring from international cricket after the England series.