Allegations of a match-fixing scandal involving Pakistan has the country's future tours in doubt, a call by a former International Cricket Council chief for a team ban and renewed suspicions over a test match it played in Australia in January.
The police questioned Pakistan players on the weekend after Britain's News of the World newspaper alleged that bowlers Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir were paid to deliberately bowl no-balls during Thursday's opening day of the fourth test that England went on to win by an innings and 225 runs.
Malcolm Speed, an Australian who was the chief executive of the ICC from 2001-2008, said on Monday that he was concerned by what "looks a fairly compelling case" of rigged betting and called for a team ban.