Oval Test result changed to draw

Darrell Hair was at the centre of the Oval 2006 controversy The result of the controversial 2006 Oval Test between England and Pakistan has been changed to a draw. The match was awarded to England when the Pakistan team delayed playing on after being accused of ball-tampering. But the result was changed at the International Cricket Council Chief Executives' meeting in Dubai. "The circumstances were unique and the result seemed inappropriate to the board," ICC general manager Dave Richardson told BBC Sport. The proposal to amend the result had previously been rejected by the ICC cricket committee and Richardson acknowledged the about-turn by the senior board was setting a precedent and would probably "surprise a lot of cricketers". But he said there would be no change to the laws of the game and added: "Hopefully we won't be... [read full story]