P*kistan cricket captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has been charged with bringing the game into disrepute after England were awarded the Oval Test.

He has also been charged with changing the condition of the ball and his hearing will be held on Friday.
The Test was forfeited after P*kistan initially refused to take the field for Sunday's final session in protest at being penalised for ball-tampering.
It was the first time in 129 years that a Test had been conceded by forfeit.



Watch video here of P*kistan denying claim

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/vide...de/4304501.stm



Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Shaharyar Khan has launched a vigorous defence of the team and their actions following the abandonment of the fourth Test.

Speaking to a press conference televised live on Sky Sports News, the former diplomat insisted Pakistan were not guilty of ball-tampering and added that the Pakistan board are to launch an official protest against the ball-tampering allegations.

Shaharyar also confirmed that the forthcoming One Day International series against England will take place as scheduled.

"The PCB considers that the forfeiture was unwarranted and avoidable," Shaharyar said. "We feel the spirit of the game was harmed and with a bit of flexibility we could have overcome this hitch.

"From about seven o'clock onwards to 10.15 we all sat together

Much ego and throwing of toys out of prams all round, methinks. Liked this comment:

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The ball-tampering thing has been around the P*kistanis for some while now. Given the way this one came around, I can understand them being upset (I'll give them the benefit of the doubt....) Apparently both Nasser Hussain and Ian Botham said that they would have done what Inzy did as captain....but I thinkhe overdid it, allowing the umpires to get them on the technicality.

Darryl Hair, on the other hand, has form when it comes to bias against south Asian sides, so given the opportunity to stick it to them small wonder he took it. That allowed him to take the moral high ground when P*kistan eventually took the field; what he forgot, though, was the 20,000-plus crowd, and some serious commercial interest. So he emerges with little credit - the match could have continued as both sides were ready to play.

Suspect this would have played out differently had the series still been alive; as it is, it's a nice little poser for cricket's global administrators. Could have been handled much better by all, though.

Well from what I can see the tour is over.

The ICC have no choice but to back Hair which will lead to a ban for Inzi causing the team to boycott the rest of the tour.

I feel sorry for Pakistan but the law is the law even if it is sometimes an ass.

Maybe the Windies A should not have flown home they would have been an ideal replacement for Pakistan.

I really dont know how you can call a ball tampering charge if you dont see it !!!

Surely Hair should have sat down & reviewed any footage & testomonyavailable beforemaking that call.

Apparently Hair has had his run ins with the Pakistan team before and asian cricket in general don't want him to umpire any of their games in the future. I think Imran Khan refferd to him as a mini Hitler. The Austrailian publicback him and they sayhe did the right thing.

Does anyone know if he has had any disagreementswith the west Indian team?

Not sure @ Liono

If so they have been low key !!

Well the latest news is that they have lined up the Windes to replace Pakistan should they pull out.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/england/5283898.stm

I have never been to Lords before.

I guess there will be a lot of tickets for sale on ebay should this happen.

What a teefin rarse, it's like something out of a movie.

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Doctrove wanted to delay penalty!


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