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ICC committee to decide on England compensation claim
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October 23, 2006 17:05 IST

An International Cricket Committee disputes panel is to have the final say on England's [Images] compensation claim for lost revenue from the Oval Test against Pakistan after both boards failed to reach an agreement.

Pakistan forfeited the August match after refusing to take the field after tea on the fourth day to protest ball-tampering allegations, prompting the England and Wales Cricket Board to demand 800,000 pounds from their Pakistani counterparts.

On Monday, Pakistan Cricket Board director of cricket operations Saleem Altaf told Reuters that the ECB had informed his organisation that they are now taking the dispute to the ICC [Images] committee.

"They had sent us a letter setting an October 31 deadline for resolving the issue. We told them we were contesting their claim and in their latest letter, they have informed us they are going to the ICC," Altaf said.

"The ICC will now constitute the disputes resolution committee and set a date for the hearing," he added.

Pakistan has rejected England's claim, saying Australian umpire Darrell Hair triggered the incident by making unsubstantiated ball-tampering charges.

"He later also refused to resume the match despite intervention from the ICC and an agreement between both boards to play on the final day," Altaf said.

Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq [Images] was cleared of the ball-tampering charges at an ICC meeting in London [Images] last month but handed a four-match one-day international ban for bringing the game into disrepute.




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