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West Indies quick hit with fine for Aussie send-off

West Indies quick Jayden Seales has copped a fine for sending off Australian captain Pat Cummins. (AP PHOTO)

West Indies paceman Jayden Seales has been docked 15 per cent of his match fee for his send-off to Australian captain Pat Cummins.

Seales gestured the Australian to the dressing room after dismissing him in the first Test in Barbados.

"It did not really mean anything and it was more a bit of frustration," Seales told the ICC website.

The 23-year-old was penalised 15 per cent of his match fee - the West Indies players are believed to earn about $US5000 a Test.

Seales pleaded guilty to breaching the code of conduct covering "language, actions or gestures which disparage or which could provoke an aggressive reaction from a batter" when dismissed.

He was charged by on-field umpires Richard Kettleborough and Nitin Menon, plus the third and fourth umpires.

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Australia's captain Pat Cummins avoids a Seales delivery in the first Test. (AP PHOTO)

Seales, who took five wickets in Australia's first innings, also was penalised one demerit point. He now has two points in a 24-month period.

When a player reaches four or more demerit points in a 24-month span, they are converted to suspension points and a player is banned.

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