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Stewart fined for dissent
Wisden CricInfo staff - August 26, 2001
LONDON (Reuters)
Alec Stewart was fined 20 percent of his match fee for dissent after being given out caught behind on the third day of the fifth and final Ashes Test on Saturday.
Match referee Talat Ali of Pakistan said in a statement: "He stood his ground for a short period before walking off and indicated that he did not agree with the decision."
Mark Ramprakash said of only his second century in 46 Tests: "Yes, I'm hoping it will be a launchpad. It's been a very important hurdle and it's been a long time coming. I made a really determined effort to battle through today.
"But if you look at my England career it's not a good idea to look too far forward. I'm going to really enjoy this moment."
Shane Warne believes his best could still be to come after he captured six England wickets on Saturday. "I'm pretty close to my best," he said. "There are encouraging signs. I'm still spinning the ball a long way. I probably haven't been at my best over the last couple of years - it's frustrating when you can't do what you did before. But hopefully the best is yet to come.
"I thought I bowled really well in patches today but I bowled some four-balls as well. I think I was trying to bowl those 'glory cherries' all the time."
He added: "Taking 400 wickets is something I'm pretty proud of - it's 400 more than I thought I would get, particularly after taking one for 150 in my first Test."
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