Cricket: Pakistan have been warned they may face a further charge of breaching the Code of Conduct if they continue making public comments about the events surrounding the final Test against England.
Malcolm Speed, the International Cricket Council's chief executive, has issued a final warning to the Pakistan team and management to stop issuing comments related to the controversial events of The Oval
Captain Inzamam-ul-Haq is still awaiting a date for his disciplinary hearing when he will defend two charges of breaching the code of conduct for his behaviour after his side were accused of ball-tampering on the fourth day of the Test
"I've been very disappointed by some of the public comments that have been made by members of the Pakistan Cricket Board, team management and captain Inzamam-ul-Haq following the Oval Test," explained Speed.
"Over the course of the last two weeks there has been a stream of unnecessary and inappropriate public comment from the PCB, much of which could be seen as prejudicial to the pending Code of Conduct hearing.
"Ahead of this hearing it is wholly inappropriate for officials or players to comment on the issues that will be addressed, particularly as the ICC Code of Conduct includes a specific offence of 'public criticism of, or inappropriate comment on, a match-related incident or match official'."
Pakistan have already urged the ICC to remove Darrell Hair, who they blame for the ball-tampering row, from any of their future matches while coach Bob Woolmer has called for a change in the law regarding ball-tampering.