Hussain
24th August 2006, 17:45
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/england/5280908.stm
Pakistan say they will discover on Friday when Inzamam-ul-Haq's disciplinary hearing will take place.
It was originally to be held on Friday but postponed because match referee Ranjan Madugalle was unavailable.
The touring captain has been charged with ball-tampering and bringing the game into disrepute on day four of the fourth Test against England on Sunday.
Umpires Darrell Hair and Billy Doctrove penalised Pakistan five runs and allowed England a replacement ball.
The tourists were incensed at being accused of ball-tampering, effectively cheating, and refused to come out for the start of the final session's play.
The match was later forfeited and Inzamam, as captain and representative of the Pakistan team, was charged by the ICC.
There were reports the hearing could be postponed until after the one-day series against England, which ends on 10 September.
But a spokesman for the game's governing body, the International Cricket Council (ICC), said: "What we are after is a happy medium.
"On the one hand we want to get it resolved as quickly as possible but on the other we want a complete and fair process.
"I understand the Pakistan legal team are not displeased with a small delay because it will give them a further opportunity to work on their case.
"But we cannot give a definite date for the hearing at the moment."
If Madugalle continues to be unavailable then the ICC could look to former West Indies captain and referee Clive Lloyd.
ICC chief executive Malcolm Speed is expected to fly to London in the next couple of days to hold a series of meetings.
Meanwhile, Pakistan's preparation for the one-day series was hampered when their match against Middlesex at Uxbridge was called off without any play because of wet conditions.
The one-day series is due to start on Monday with a Twenty20 international in Bristol before the first 50-over match is held at Cardiff on Wednesday.
Pakistan say they will discover on Friday when Inzamam-ul-Haq's disciplinary hearing will take place.
It was originally to be held on Friday but postponed because match referee Ranjan Madugalle was unavailable.
The touring captain has been charged with ball-tampering and bringing the game into disrepute on day four of the fourth Test against England on Sunday.
Umpires Darrell Hair and Billy Doctrove penalised Pakistan five runs and allowed England a replacement ball.
The tourists were incensed at being accused of ball-tampering, effectively cheating, and refused to come out for the start of the final session's play.
The match was later forfeited and Inzamam, as captain and representative of the Pakistan team, was charged by the ICC.
There were reports the hearing could be postponed until after the one-day series against England, which ends on 10 September.
But a spokesman for the game's governing body, the International Cricket Council (ICC), said: "What we are after is a happy medium.
"On the one hand we want to get it resolved as quickly as possible but on the other we want a complete and fair process.
"I understand the Pakistan legal team are not displeased with a small delay because it will give them a further opportunity to work on their case.
"But we cannot give a definite date for the hearing at the moment."
If Madugalle continues to be unavailable then the ICC could look to former West Indies captain and referee Clive Lloyd.
ICC chief executive Malcolm Speed is expected to fly to London in the next couple of days to hold a series of meetings.
Meanwhile, Pakistan's preparation for the one-day series was hampered when their match against Middlesex at Uxbridge was called off without any play because of wet conditions.
The one-day series is due to start on Monday with a Twenty20 international in Bristol before the first 50-over match is held at Cardiff on Wednesday.