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He was found guilty of a breach of the International Cricket Council's code of conduct at The Oval on Wednesday.

A Level 3 offence carries a minimum ban of four one-dayers or two Tests.

Collingwood, whose punishment will be determined at a meeting with ICC match referee Javagal Srinath on Thursday afternoon, has a right of appeal.

With England three overs behind on their over-rate in Wednesday's defeat by New Zealand, the remaining players will be fined 15% of their match fees, although Collingwood is set to escape a fine if he serves a suspension.

If a fielding side fails to bowl its overs in the required time and is more than two overs behind, an automatic Level 2 charge is brought against the captain.

However, if that captain has already been found guilty of a Level 2 offence within the preceding 12 months, the charge is elevated to Level 3.

Collingwood was previously fined 50% of his match fee, an estimated £1,250, for a slow over-rate in their one-day defeat by India at Bristol on 24 August 2007, when they were also three overs behind - while the rest of the team were fined 15%.

However, Collingwood, who could have been given a two-match ban on that occasion, pleaded mitigating circumstances.

The charges arising at The Oval were laid by all four umpires, who were present at the hearing along with England coach Peter Moores and team operations manager Phil Neale.

It adds to a controversial match for Collingwood, who apologised to the Kiwis after the game for not recalling Grant Elliott following a controversial run-out late in the game.

Elliott was run out after a mid-pitch collision with England seamer Ryan Sidebottom, and Collingwood conceded after the game that he had made the wrong decision in appealing.

(BBC)

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