ICC agrees to change Oval forfeiture to draw
Thursday, 3 July 2008
DUBAI, July 2 (AP): An agreement in principle is believed to have been reached to change the result of the controversial Oval Test between England and Pakistan in 2006 from an English victory to a draw, following pressure from the Pakistan Cricket Board during the annual ICC meeting in Dubai.
The topic took up a considerable chunk of the morning's proceedings. An official close to the proceedings confirmed to Cricinfo that the decision had been overturned and that a draw was the likely result. An ICC spokesman, however, could not confirm that this was the case. The Test was originally awarded to England by umpire Darrell Hair after Pakistan did not come out to field after tea on the fourth day, following accusations of ball-tampering.
The topic took up a considerable chunk of the morning's proceedings. An official close to the proceedings confirmed to Cricinfo that the decision had been overturned and that a draw was the likely result. An ICC spokesman, however, could not confirm that this was the case. The Test was originally awarded to England by umpire Darrell Hair after Pakistan did not come out to field after tea on the fourth day, following accusations of ball-tampering.