England warned yesterday that they will start legal action unless they receive an apology from Ijaz Butt, the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board. In their first official move to show they mean business, the ECB and the Professional Cricketers' Association confirmed that it had sent a pre-action letter on behalf of the team.
Butt accused England of fixing the outcome of the third NatWest Series match against Pakistan at The Oval "for enormous amounts of money". His comments came following an announcement by the ICC that it was investigating Pakistan's conduct in the match, an inquiry itself prompted by information received from The Sun newspaper.
England's players are seeking a full and unreserved apology. The statement issued on their behalf said: "Mr Butt has been advised that if a satisfactory response is not received, legal proceedings will be commenced against him without further notice."
The PCB said in a statement that it had received the letter. "In this letter multiple demands have been raised. The board has instructed London lawyers, Addleshaw Goddard, to respond on its behalf to these demands," the statement said.
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