Named players to miss Pakistan practice

“The three will also be meeting with the Pakistan High Commissioner in London on Wednesday,” Saeed told the Geo Super channel.

The three players, Test captain, Salman Butt and pace bowlers Muhammad Amir and Muhammad Asif, have been accused by a 35-year-old Pakistani man of taking bribes to fix incidents during the Lord’s Test against England last week.

The man, Mazhar Majeed, who was arrested and then released on bail, is accused of trying to defraud bookmakers.

Pakistan play a warm-up match in Taunton on Thursday ahead of two Twenty20 and five one-day internationals against England.

Sources in the Pakistan team said it was decided to keep the three players away from the practice session to avoid any more media attention.

“The three have also been told to prepare for the meeting at the high commission in which a British legal expert will also be present,” a source said.

The source said the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) anti-corruption and security unit and Britain’s Scotland Yard would submit their report on the spot-fixing allegations by Thursday.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said in a statement on Monday that until the investigations were completed no player would be suspended.