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[Cover_Drive]

How was it proved as result was reversed but then reversed back I thought so last I heard it went down as a forfeit?

I think it ended as a draw. But talking about ball tempering allegations they were proved to be wrong.

[Alvaro]

In 2006 Pakistan was FALSELY accused of ball tempering which was proved that Pakistan were CLEAN!

Inzamam was too good that he forgave Hair

^go and chew on a cricket ball ...^

[norbs]

In 2006 Pakistan was FALSELY accused of ball tempering which was proved that Pakistan were CLEAN!

Inzamam was too good that he forgave Hair

Did he bite it to smell it or something?

[norbs]

Actually enough from me - great last 2 games in the ODI

[roco]

It was turned into a draw by icc but then turned back to a forfeit as ecb kicked off

[Cover_Drive]

Funny how you guys react that you don't know anything. Weren't Pakistan falsely accused of ball tempering in 2006?

[Jeet]

Funny how you guys react that you don't know anything. Weren't Pakistan falsely accused of ball tempering in 2006?

Why the need to bring it up again?

ICC did change the result, but MCC changed it back. Therefore England won 3-0 in 2006.

[Opener]

Can't wait for the Ashes. 

[roco]

Same old story for me poor Pakistan other nations have been charged for ball tampering still remember athertons one just we get on with it and don't wine

[iand123]

I think any piece of journalism from the Daily Mail needs to be questioned. Here is the link - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/cricket/article-1314414/Shoaib-Akhtar-caught-camera-ball-tampering-row-sours-Englands-win.html

Dont think there is much in it to be honest. Im sure if you took stills of every cricketer shining the ball you could claim something dodgy is going on. Plus the pic they have zoomed in on, is quite clearly a different picture (check the location of his whites string and the position of his thumb). I think this is just a publicity grab for readers/visits to their site

[Ayrtek Cricket]

Stories like this are just trying to fuel the fire IMO....the series is over we came out ontop now lets put it to bed and look forward to the Ashes

[eaowbear]

Was there yesterday and was a really volatile atmosphere especially whenever Trott fielded on the boundary edge with the applause deafening out the cat calls! Morgan was again fantastic and his cricketing brain is quite awesome while Colly's catch was worth the entry fee alone!

[petehosk]

It was good to see the mid order firing, even though Englands top order let us down for once.
IMO, the ODI series was the most entertaining series! The T20 was a little one sided, and the Test was reasonable.
But the ODI was swinging one way then the other. England recovered well to take the series in the end, but it was competitive!
But Pakistan had a few positives to take away with them! I think that Amir with with the ball, and Umar with the bat looked particularly promising....and (assuming Amir is cleared ok) they will prove to be very dangerous players in the future.
Also positive for Pakistan is the depth of players they have - when Butt & co were flown home, they still put together some decent replacements for the ODIs. I still would have drafted in Younis Khan to bat alongside Mo-Yo to give the batting line up a better mix of experience to encourage the younger players! though!

But you can never estimate how the teams have fully done until you see how they perform against other opposition. So am looking forward to the next lot of matches England and Pakistan play! So looking forward to Pakistan playing South Africa and New Zealand! I just hope that the Butt & Co situation is resolved by then!
And hope that England perform better down under this time! 

[iand123]

I wonder whether the ICC have been waiting for the series to finish to make a further announcement about the 3 suspended players, seems like thay've had a fair bit of time to make their minds up one way or another

[petehosk]

If they lose Amir, that would be an immense loss to Pakistan!
I'd even go as far as saying that he has the potential to be the number 1 bowler on the planet within the next couple of years, assuming he doesn't get banned of course!