Oh dear, international tensions are catching up with that old sport of gentlemen, cricket. I’m not your universal sports fan, but I am partial to cricket and have belief that sports serves as a release of aggression which could otherwise manifest itself in more nasty ways.
Pakistan has been playing a test series in England over the past few months. England had already won the series, so the final game wasn’t of major importance.
But there is obviously widen tensions at play, with the game turning into a major confrontation of a different kind.
Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has been charged with bringing the game into disrepute by the International Cricket Council.
Inzamam is deemed responsible for the actions that led to his team forfeiting the fourth Test against England at The Oval yesterday. Pakistan did not return to the field after the tea interval in protest at the umpires' decision to change the ball on suspicion it had been tampered with.
Former captain Imran Khan (now an Independent in Pakistan’s parliament) insists umpire Darrell Hair of Australia should be punished if he cannot prove Pakistan were guilty of ball tampering in the fourth Test against England at the Brit Oval.
The Pakistan Cricket Board have since stated they will not take part in any future match where Hair is standing as umpire, and Khan believes the Australian official has some very serious questions to answer.
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