The International Cricket Council is planning to change the result of the controversial 2006 Test between England and Pakistan. The match at The Oval was originally given to England after Pakistan were accused of ball-tampering and refused to re-enter the field after tea on the fourth day.
England were 4-293 in their second innings and field umpires Darrell Hair and Billy Doctrove awarded England five penalty runs, ruling the Pakistan team had been guilty of doctoring the ball to help it swing. The game was forfeited, giving England a 3-0 series lead.
Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq was later cleared of ball-tampering by an ICC tribunal, although he was banned for four matches for bringing the game into disrepute by initially refusing to resume play.
Pakistan blamed Hair for the result and in the aftermath the Australian was dropped from the ICC's elite umpiring panel and took them to an industrial tribunal, alleging racial discrimination. The case eventually collapsed.
The former chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Shaharyar Khan told the BBC he "would welcome any decision to change the result".
A formal announcement of the decision on whether to change the result of the test is expected on Friday (EST).
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