Inzamam demands result is changed

14 April 2012

Inzamam-ul-Haq has urged the International Cricket Council to wipe out the result of the controversial fourth Test after the ball-tampering row led to England being awarded the match.

The Pakistan captain faces two charges of breaching the code of conduct at an ICC disciplinary hearing on Friday after his side refused to return to the field in protest at ball-tampering allegations from on-field umpires Darrell Hair and Billy Doctrove on Sunday.

"Pakistan were in a winning position but England were declared the winners, so our disappointment is very natural," Inzamam wrote in his column in Pakistan's Daily Jang newspaper. "Now our effort is to change the result of the match. Pakistan will request the ICC that instead of awarding it to England it should be declared a no-result match."

Inzamam and Pakistan are expected to contest the charges, which could result in a lengthy ban, at the hearing and Inzamam now wants the forfeiture wiped from the record books.

Pakistan's protest at England being awarded five penalty runs because the ball had been altered led to lengthy negotiations from officials of both sides and eventually the Test was forfeited and awarded to England.

It was the first time in history a Test had ever been forfeited and sealed England's 3-0 series victory and Pakistan have already warned that if Inzamam receives a lengthy ban they may cancel the forthcoming one-day series.

Inzamam faces being fined 50-100% of his match fee and/or a one Test or two one-day international ban if found guilty of the first charge, which was brought by the on-field umpires, relating to ball-tampering.

The consequences of the second charge, which has again been levelled because he is the captain, is far more serious and has been brought by all four officials at the Test and relates to bringing the game into disrepute - a charge which could result in Inzamam facing a ban of between two and four Tests or four to eight one-dayers.

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