DMB
24 Sep 2010, 10:06 AM
The pressure on the Pakistan Cricket Board is increasing. Now they face legal action from England.
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/final-demand-for-apology-sets-up-legal-battle-with-pakistan-2087971.html
England warned yesterday that they will start legal action unless they receive an apology from Ijaz Butt, the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board. In their first official move to show they mean business, the ECB and the Professional Cricketers' Association confirmed that it had sent a pre-action letter on behalf of the team. Butt accused England of fixing the outcome of the third NatWest Series match against Pakistan at The Oval "for enormous amounts of money". His comments came following an announcement by the ICC that it was investigating Pakistan's conduct in the match, an inquiry itself prompted by information received from The Sun newspaper. . .
. . . There was one other uncomfortable subject for Pakistan to ponder too, if they had had time to read the newspapers before boarding their flight out of London yesterday.
Pictures of Shoaib Akhtar handling the ball during England's innings in Wednesday night's Rose Bowl decider were brought to the attention of the International Cricket Council.
A spokesman for the world governing body declined to comment on the likelihood of any suspicion of ball-tampering, and usual protocol dictates that some mention will have to be made in the match referee's report – which will be received "in due course" – for the ICC to deem any action necessary.
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/final-demand-for-apology-sets-up-legal-battle-with-pakistan-2087971.html
England warned yesterday that they will start legal action unless they receive an apology from Ijaz Butt, the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board. In their first official move to show they mean business, the ECB and the Professional Cricketers' Association confirmed that it had sent a pre-action letter on behalf of the team. Butt accused England of fixing the outcome of the third NatWest Series match against Pakistan at The Oval "for enormous amounts of money". His comments came following an announcement by the ICC that it was investigating Pakistan's conduct in the match, an inquiry itself prompted by information received from The Sun newspaper. . .
. . . There was one other uncomfortable subject for Pakistan to ponder too, if they had had time to read the newspapers before boarding their flight out of London yesterday.
Pictures of Shoaib Akhtar handling the ball during England's innings in Wednesday night's Rose Bowl decider were brought to the attention of the International Cricket Council.
A spokesman for the world governing body declined to comment on the likelihood of any suspicion of ball-tampering, and usual protocol dictates that some mention will have to be made in the match referee's report – which will be received "in due course" – for the ICC to deem any action necessary.