ICC again awards England Oval Test on forfeit
England has once again been awarded the controversial 2006 Oval Test against Pakistan, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced here Sunday. The match was originally awarded to England when umpires Billy Doctrove and Darrell Hair ruled that Pakistan had forfeited the match by refusing to take the field after tea on the fourth day following accusations of ball tampering. But pressure from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) saw the result of the Test match changed from an England
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