A Pakistani judicial commission investigating match-fixing allegations in cricket has issued a stern warning to captain Aamir Sohail over his second failure to appear before it.

"I am going to issue warrants or appoint a commission to record his statement in his home," said inquiry judge Malik Mohammad Qayyum, adding that Sohail would find himself "in real trouble" if he did not comply.

Sohail's lawyer, Shabbir Lali, assured the commission that his client would appear on Saturday.

The Pakistan Cricket Board's legal adviser, Ali Sibtain Fazli, later told reporters that Sohail volunteered to testify but failed for a second time to turn up, and sent a medical certificate instead.

Fazli told the court the Australian Cricket Board's lawyer, Brian Ward, had put three options to the commission regarding the summons it had issued to Shane Warne and Mark Waugh.

"They gave us three options: either we communicate through video, the judge goes to Australia and records statements or Shane Warne comes to Pakistan," Fazli said.

Waugh testified before the commission on October 6th during the Australian team's last tour of Pakistan.

Upon a suggestion by the judge that Fazli and the court registrar travel to Australia to record statements from the two players, the legal adviser said a video link would be the "most appropriate" course.