A former Match Referee has disclosed that South Africa resorted to ball-tampering under coach Bob Woolmer.
Pakistan's batsmen have been using a slab of marble to prepare for Harmison's steepling bounce.
'It will depend on how he comes through the next 10 to 15 days,' coach Bob Woolmer said.
The Pakistani pacer joins Shoaib Akhtar and Rana Naved-ul-Hasan on the sidelines.
The Pakistan bowler had been sent to England for fresh scans after he was advised to take six weeks' rest.
New Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer has asked Shoaib Akhtar, Mohammad Sami, Shabbir Ahmed and Umar Gul to cut down their run-ups in the one-dayers.
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Australian Dav Whatmore is all set to become Pakistan's the fourth foreign cricket coach as the Australian arrived in Lahore on Friday to sign a contract with the PCB.
Pakistan stalwarts Younis Khan and Abdul Razzaq have blamed head coach Waqar Younis for the recent slide in the performances of the national team in ODI and T20 cricket. Younis minced no words at a function in Karachi in blaming Waqar for spreading uncertainty in the team.
Geoff Marsh's unimpressive four-month stint as Sri Lanka coach is almost over with the SLC set to appoint former South Africa coach Graham Ford as the Australian's successor.
Bob Woolmer's wife Gill on Friday rubbished the stories being spread across the Internet that her husband was murdered in the West Indies during the 2007 cricket World Cup.
They have some horrible memories from their last tour to the West Indies but Pakistani players say when they will land in the Caribbean for the Twenty20 World Cup they will have nothing but cricket on mind.
Is indiscipline growing, is it spreading from the field of play to outside the boundary ropes?
Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ejaz Butt described national team coach Geoff Lawson as "useless" on Monday but said the Australian would see out his two-year contract. Lawson, who joined the Pakistan team in July 2007 after the untimely death of Bob Woolmer during the World Cup in Jamaica, has had a troubled relationship with the Pakistani media and some board officials.
Dav Whatmore, Geoff Lawson and Richard Done have been shortlisted for the coaching job.
Under fire Pakistan coach Geoff Lawson has no intention of quitting and is keen to extend his contract with the team until the 2011 World Cup. Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Ejaz Butt has said he is not impressed with the team's performance over the last year, while former players have called for Australian Lawson to step down.
News reports from Pakistan said the PCB wants a one-off T20 match to raise funds for Bob Woolmer's dream project -- a cricket academy in South Africa.
The tribunal called team coach Bob Woolmer, trainer Murray Stevenson and physiotherapist Darren Lifsun to record statements on November 1, after which it will finalise its findings.
Inzamam said it would put tremendous pressure on the remaining players who would have to make extra efforts.
The Pakistan leg-spinner has been handed an assistant coaching role for next month's Champions Trophy in India.
Sourav Ganguly admitted that the team never played to its potential throughout the Asia Cup.
The 49-year-old told Sky News that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had contacted him on Sunday and confirmed he would be appointed as full-time successor to Bob Woolmer.
The Jamaican Police Deputy commissioner blamed the Kingston pathologist's postmortem report for treating it as 'murder'.
The controversy-prone Pakistan fast bowler denied allegations of misbehaving when he was in India prior to the Champions Trophy.
Pakistan wants the ICC to take tough action against an Indian security officer who made allegations of indiscipline in the Pakistan team.
A committee probing Pakistan's embarassing first round exit at the cricket World Cup has cited "poor leadership" from captain Inzamam-ul-Haq as one of the causes.
The Indian security officer stood his ground that Shoaib Akhtar had slapped coach Bob Woolmer in the team bus.
The dashing all-rounder smashed 73 off 34 balls as Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by five wickets in the first of three ODIs in Abu Dhabi.
Former Pakistan batsman Mohsin Khan believes both India and Pakistan must look for a home-grown coach.
The state run Pakistan Television reported that Musharraf spoke to Inzamamam, coach Bob Woolmer and the team manager Salim Altaf and congratulated the team.
The issue was brought to match referee Roshan Mahanama's attention in writing by Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer.
Ashes-winning captain Michael Vaughan will be badly missed in the first Test in Pakistan, where England have won just two out of 21 Tests.
The Pakistan's record-breaking batsman has given credit to former leg-spinner Mushtaq Ahmed and his coach Bob Woolmer for the golden form.
Pakistan are likely to recall fast bowlers Mohammad Asif and Rana Naved-ul-Hasan for the fourth and final Test against England.
PCB has appointed leg spinner Mushtaq Ahmed as a bowling consultant for the home series against India
The team's training camp will be organised from January 7 for the upcoming home series against India.
John Wright said that team was hungrier for a win in Kolkata after failing to give the final push for victory in the Mohali Test.
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