Bridgetown (Barbados), Jun 29 (AP) West Indies coach Daren Sammy has been fined 15% of his match fee after publicly criticizing TV umpire Adrian Holdstock during the first test against Australia in Barbados. The sanction followed Sammy’s post-play press conference on day two, where he called for consistency in Decision Review System (DRS) rulings after a series of contentious calls at Kensington Oval. Also Read | ZIM vs SA 1st Test 2025: Lhuan-Dre Pretorius, Corbin Bosch Score Maiden Tons As South Africa Reach 418/9 Against Zimbabwe at Stumps on Day 1. Sammy expressed frustration that his side were on the 鈥渟harp end of the stick鈥 for two caught behind decisions that had been referred to Holdstock which saw Australia batter Travis Head given not out, while West Indies wicketkeeper batter Shai Hop was adjudicated out. The West Indies coach also referenced two contrasting lbw referrals involving the host’s skipper Roston Chase and Australia’s Cameron Green. Also Read | Smriti Mandhana Becomes First Indian Woman To Score Tons Across All Formats, Achieves Feat During IND-W vs ENG-W 1st T20I 2025. 鈥淲hen there’s doubt in something, just be consistent across the board,鈥 he said. 鈥淔rom the images that we’re seeing, the decisions are not fair enough for both teams… I just want fairness.鈥 The 41-year-old, in his first test as West Indies’ test team coach, pleaded guilty to breaching the ICC’s code of conduct for 鈥減ublic criticism of, or inappropriate comment鈥 toward a match official. Fast bowler Jayden Seales was also fined 15% of his fee for his send-off to Australian skipper Pat Cummins on day one. Australia won the first test by 159 runs to take a 1-0 series lead. The second test begins Thursday in Grenada. (AP) (This is an unedited and auto-generated story from Syndicated News feed, LatestLY Staff may not have modified or edited the content body)