Australia has been fined for maintaining a slow over-rate during its nine-wicket victory over England in the first semi-final of the ICC Champions Trophy at Centurion on Friday.

Jeff Crowe of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees imposed the fines after Ricky Ponting's side was found two overs short of its target at the end of the match when time allowances were taken into consideration.

According to the ICC Code of Conduct regulations governing over-rate penalties, players are fined five per cent of their match fees for every over their side fails to bowl in the allotted time and the captain is fined double that amount.

Hence, Ponting was fined 20 per cent of his match fees while his players received 10 per cent fines. The offence is contrary to Section J of the ICC Code of Conduct which relates to slow over-rates. For such offences, the decision of the ICC match referee is final and binding.