Three players withdrawn from England ODI series

Salman Butt, Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif will be replaced after the two Twenty20 internationals against England in Cardiff but officials from the PCB denied they have been formally suspended. The decision is a surprising U-turn from the PCB whose chairman, Ijaz Butt, hardened their stance only last night saying that “we cannot decide [about whether the three play] on the basis of allegations. Unless we charge someone, they are free to do whatever they want.”