Melbourne Stars cricket player Marcus Stoinis has been fined $7500 after using a homophobic slur against World Cup teammate Kane Richardson.
The incident took place while Stoinis was batting during the Big Bash League on Saturday night, with the all-rounder found guilty of a level-two breach for personal abuse.
Fronting a hearing after play, Stoinis accepted the charge.
Cricket Australia's head of integrity and security, Sean Carroll, said the $7500 fine was appropriate disciplinary action.
"The behaviour in this matter falls short of the standards we expect and we have acted accordingly," Carroll .
Stoinis later issued an apology, saying he had been "caught in the moment and took it too far."
The 30-year-old added: "I realised immediately I was in the wrong and I apologise to Kane and to the umpires."
Last November, Australian cricketer after using a homophobic slur - the third time he'd been caught doing so.
"I made a mistake in the heat of the moment," Pattinson said via a Cricket Australia (CA) statement at the time.
"Straight away I realised I was in the wrong, and I apologised immediately, both to the opponent and to the umpires.
"I have done the wrong thing and accept the penalty."
