HOWZATT!! A source informed The Sun newspaper that a certain scoring pattern would emerge during certain stages of the match and that information appeared to be correctPAKISTAN TEAM'S CUP OF WOES n Police question Salman Butt, Mohammad Aamer and Mohammad Asif over an alleged plot to bowl deliberate no-balls during last month's Test seriesn Scotland Yard detectives announce forwarding an initial file detailing evidence of alleged corruption to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), who will decide whether to proceed with the casen Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif resigns as a coach at the National Cricket Academy over spot-fixing commentsLONDON – Pakistan's scandal-tainted cricketers were facing a new corruption probe Saturday after reports of irregularities in the third One-Day International with England, officials confirmed. The International Cricket Council (ICC) said it had launched an investigation into a “certain scoring pattern” that emerged during Pakistan's victory over England at the Oval on Friday. It followed a report by The Sun newspaper, which claimed to have been made aware of details of Pakistan's innings before the match had got under way. The paper tipped off cricket authorities, who then watched, as the scoring patterns in two suspect overs emerged as predicted, The Sun report said. The overall result of the match was not believed to be fixed, the report added. ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat said the new allegations – which follow the suspension of three Pakistani players for alleged involvement in ‘spot-fixing' – warranted further investigation. “Following information received by the ICC from a British newspaper and its source, the ICC now believes a full investigation is warranted,” an ICC statement read. Lorgat added: “A source informed The Sun newspaper that a certain scoring pattern would emerge during certain stages of the match and, broadly speaking, that information appeared to be correct.PCB reacts angrily The Pakistan Cricket Board reacted angrily to the allegations, dismissing The Sun report as “sensationalism”. “PCB condemns sensationalizing of these allegations which are harming cricket in general and Pakistan in particular,” the board said in a statement. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said Saturday it believed the remaining two contests in the five-match one-day series would take place as scheduled. The ECB later confirmed no English players or member of the team management were implicated in the latest probe. According to The Sun, the latest allegations emerged after the paper was notified of calls between a Dubai-based match-fixer and a New Delhi bookmaker.
