Summary Warne passed the captaincy to teammate James Warner in a semifinal against the Perth Scorchers.
MELBOURNE: Veteran leg-spinner Shane Warne has been fined $5,000 for acting "against the spirit of cricket" during the semifinals of Australia s Big Bash Twenty20 League.
Warne captained the Melbourne Stars throughout the league but passed the captaincy to teammate James Warner in a semifinal against the Perth Scorchers to avoid a possible suspension for Melbourne s slow over rate.
Cricket Australia deemed the captaincy switch to be a code of conduct violation after previously warning teams "if a team s official captain is selected but not named as captain...this may attract a code of behavior charge."
Warne had previously been warned over Melbourne s slow over rate and faced a one-match suspension for a second offence.
