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Chucking crackdown 20 years too late - Hair

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Former international umpire Darrell Hair has said the ICC's crackdown on bowlers with suspect actions has come 20 years too late

No-ball controversy a distant memory for Murali

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Muttiah Muralitharan has forgiven the umpire Darrell Hair and forgotten the no-ball call that threatened to derail his career

Hair blames politics for Oval row

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Darrell Hair, the umpire at the centre of the controversy that led to the abandonment of the 2006 Oval Test between England and Pakistan, has claimed that meddling board officials were to blame for the escalation of the row

'Murali doesn't deserve the record' - Emerson

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Ross Emerson, the Australian umpire who no-balled Muttiah Muralitharan during an ODI against England in Adelaide in 1999, insists the offspinner doesn't deserve his record of most wickets in Tests and the 50-over format

Hair slams 'bullying' Lorgat

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat's has said umpires Simon Taufel and Steve Davis needed to be "more rational" in their assessment of the security in Lahore

Hair calls on ICC officials to quit

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Darrell Hair has called on all the ICC board members involved in the original decision to change the result of the 2006 Oval Test to resign

Hair quits to focus on coaching

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Darrell Hair, the Australian umpire, has tended his resignation with the ICC in order to take up a coaching role

MCC secretary not in favour of altered result

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The MCC has asked the ICC to reverse its decision to alter the forfeited Test between England and Pakistan at The Oval in 2006 into a draw

Darrell Hair on panel to guide Australian umpires

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Darrell Hair has been included in Cricket Australia's four-member Umpire High Performance Panel, which will help guide and develop umpires in the country

Hair returns at Old Trafford

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Darrell Hair will make his return to top-level international umpiring in the second Test between England and New Zealand at Old Trafford on May 23

Willey welcomes Hair recall

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Peter Willey, the chairman of the umpires' association, has admitted he is pleased to see Darrell Hair restored to the ICC's elite panel

Hair could return in May

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The ICC have given their strongest indication yet that Darrell Hair will return to Test umpiring for England's home series against New Zealand in May

Hair wants to work on better communication

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Darrell Hair has vowed to improve his communication skills after being reinstated as a Test and one-day international umpire

Hair will be 'kept away' from Pakistan matches

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The ICC has confirmed that Darrell Hair will not be asked to stand in any international matches involving Pakistan

Pakistan disappointed by Hair's return

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Darrell Hair's reinstatement in to Tests and ODIs has been viewed with caution in Pakistan. Nasim Ashraf, the chairman of the Pakistan board, said the board just wanted the best solution for the game

Darrell Hair reinstated by ICC

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Darrell Hair has been reinstated to the ICC's Elite panel of umpires following his six-month rehabilitation period

Packed agendas as well as hidden ones

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Martin Williamson looks ahead to the executive meeting of the ICC in Dubai and which is one of the most important in the organisation's 99-year existence

Hair to stand in Sharjah

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Darrell Hair will stand in his first official match since his employment tribunal against the ICC ended when he umpires the UAE-Kenya Intercontinental Cup match in Sharjah

Hair defends Oval actions

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Darrell Hair has defended his handling of the abandoned Test at The Oval between England and Pakistan in August 2006

Hair walked out of ball-tampering meeting

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Darrell Hair lost his temper and walked out of a meeting conducted by match referee Mike Procter on the evening of the fourth day of the infamous Oval Test, according to Duncan Fletcher, the former England coach

Hair drops racial discrimination case against ICC

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Darrell Hair has dropped his racial discrimination case against the ICC

Morgan wasn't in favour of Hair demotion

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Ivo Tennant reports from the sixth day of Darrell Hair's case against the ICC for unfair racial discrimination as David Morgan takes to the stand

Mali: Hair 'could umpire Tests again'

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Ivo Tennant reports from the fifth day of Darrell Hair's case against the ICC for unfair racial discrimination where ICC executives were all at sea

Doctrove fails to appear at hearing

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Darrell Hair's case against the ICC for unfair racial discrimination suffered a major blow when Billy Doctrove failed to appear on the third day at the London Central Employment Tribunal.

'Mudslinger' Hair accused of blackmailing ICC

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Darrell Hair was branded a mudslinger who tried to blackmail the ICC into receiving a financial settlement, a London tribunal heard today

Hair slams uncaring ICC

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Darrell Hair told the Central London Employment Tribunal that he was barred from standing in top-level matches because of decisions "motivated along racial lines".

Hair's claims of discrimination not correct - PCB chief

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

PCB chairman Nasim Ashraf has questioned Darrel Hair's claims that he was a victim of discrimination by the ICC and said he was willing to appear at the tribunal if required

Asian bloc forced ICC's hand claims Hair QC

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Darrell Hair commences the biggest battle of his 15-year international umpiring career in the Central Office of London Tribunals on Monday. He is suing his employers, the ICC, for racial discrimination

Hair: 'I want people to know the truth'

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Ivo Tennant talks to Darrell Hair on the eve of the start of the hearing of his claim of racial discrimination against the ICC

Hair takes on the ICC

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Timeline of the events leading to Darrell Hair's legal action against the ICC

Hair admits his life has been 'hell'

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Darrell Hair has said that his life has been "hell" since the Oval Test of August 2006

Hair's biggest test

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Inzamam summoned as witness in Hair's Oval law suit

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Inzamam-ul-Haq has been summoned as a witness by a London tribunal hearing umpire Darrel Hair's suit against the ICC and the Pakistan board for racial discrimination in the aftermath of the Oval controversy

Doctrove to back Hair in ICC hearing

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A report in The Sunday Times,/I> says that Darrell Hair will be backed in his legal action against the ICC for racial discrimination by Billy Doctrove

ECB woos umpires again

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
The ECB wants to sort out the umpiring mess in the UK by presenting its vision of the future, but it has much ground to make up today when it meets with the general council of the Association of Cricket Umpires and Scorers

Hair returns to umpiring

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Darrell Hair made his return to international cricket on Thursday when he officiated on the first day of the Intercontinental Cup clash between Canada and the Netherlands in Ontario

Aussie crowds embarrass Moody

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Tom Moody speaks of his embarrassment at the reaction of Australian crowds to Muttiah Muralitharan's bowling action

Hair tribunal date set for October

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Darrell Hair's claim that the ICC's decision to bar him from officiating in major international matches was racially-motivated will be heard by an employment tribunal in London starting on October 1

Hair drops charges against Pakistan board

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Darrell Hair, the Australian umpire at the heart of the Oval controvery last year, has decided not to take legal action against the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for racial discrimination

Hair overshadows the cricket again

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Try as he might, Darrell Hair just can't hide from the limelight, even in Nairobi. Cynics might wonder whether he feeds off it but, in a hastily arranged press conference on the first-floor lobby of the Nairobi Hilton, there was evidence of a man fed up w

PCB responds to Hair sue threat

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) reacted strongly to reports that umpire Darrell Hair is planning on suing the board and the ICC for alleged racial discrimination

Hair to umpire in World Cricket League

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Darrell Hair will stand in the forthcoming World Cricket League Division One competition in Nairobi

ICC appoints Hair to stand in internationals

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
The ICC has appointed Darrell Hair to stand as an official umpire in the triangular one-day series in Mombasa involving Kenya, Scotland and Canada which starts next week

Hair retained on ECB reserve list

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Darrell Hair, the Australian umpire who this month was banned from umpiring in internationals, has been retained on the ECB reserve umpires list for 2007

Hair engages leading lawyer

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Darrell Hair has hired a leading lawyer from the Marylebone Cricket Club in an effort to restart his international career, according to The Australian

Australian umpires attack Speed and ICC

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
The New South Wales Umpires and Scorers Association (NSWCUSA) have launched a stinging attack on the ICC in a full-page advertisement in Sydney's Daily Telegraph.

Hair voted Umpire of the Year

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
In the same week that a leaked ICC report revealed that Darrell Hair was rated as their second-best umpire comes the news that he has been voted Umpire of the Season in poll carried out by The Wisden Cricketer

Hair praised by ICC immediately before being sacked

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Darrell Hair received an excellent review from the ICC immediately before its executive board voted to ban him from standing again in an international match

Sacked Hair considers his future

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Darrell Hair is waiting to decide whether to take legal action after his sacking from the ICC elite umpiring panel

Zaidi: Hair decision vindicates Pakistan

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Leading figures in Pakistan have praised the ICC's decision to ban the umpire, Darrell Hair, from officiating any further in internationals

Hair banned from officiating in internationals

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Darrell Hair, the Australian umpire who accused Pakistan of ball tampering during the Oval Test in August against England this summer, has been banned from umpiring in internationals

Ponting backs under-fire Hair

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Ricky Ponting has said that umpire Darrell Hair's reported removal from the ICC elite umpiring panel is surprising. Ponting defended Hair by saying he simply stood up for what he thought was right

Pakistan demand Hair inquiry

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Pakistan have lodged a formal written complaint against umpire Darrell Hair with the ICC and have asked for an inquiry into his conduct during the controversial Oval Test in August

Pakistan refuse to back down on Hair stance

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
If the ICC were hoping Pakistan's problems with Darrell Hair may quietly slip away with a new chairman in place, they might want to think again

ICC hearing has hurt world cricket - Benaud

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Richie Benaud, the former Australian captain, has said that last week's ICC hearing into ball-tampering controversy has hurt world cricket

Umpires must not be allowed to play God - Boycott

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Geoffrey Boycott has lambasted Darrell Hair for attempting to "play God" in his handling of the forfeited fourth Test between England and Pakistan

Australian umpires consider unionisation

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Australian umpires, in a move without precedent, have requested admission into the Australian Cricketers' Association (ACA), a request that signals an eventual move towards unionisation.

Security not an issue - BCCI

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
The Indian board has clarified that "security" was never a concern with regard to Darrell Hair's appointment for the Champions Trophy tournament, a statement that's contradictory to the ICC's viewpoint

Hair never considered retirement

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Darrell Hair cut a lonely figure when he was brought to face the world's media at The Oval seconds after an ICC spokesman had revealed that he had been withdrawn from the Champions Trophy on "safety and security" grounds

Hair out of Champions Trophy

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
After weeks of speculation, it has been confirmed that Darrell Hair will not stand in the Champions Trophy in India next month

No wounds over umpire Hair comments

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
BRISBANE, Australia, Jan 12 (AFP) - Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan bears no grudges toward Australian umpire Darrell Hair despite damning comments about his controversial bowling action

Inzamam decision expected on Thursday

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
The first day of the ICC Code of Conduct hearing at The Oval ended late on Wednesday afternoon and it is now expected that a decision from Ranjan Madugalle will be delivered sometime on Thursday

Darrell Hair timeline

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Timeline of the events from the fourth Test between England and Pakistan and the subsequent developments

Making sense out of chaos

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Osman Samiuddin takes a look at the men and the issues behind the Code of Conduct hearing at The Oval

Indian board opposes Hair standing in Champions Trophy

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Tthe Indian board has written to the ICC asking that Darrell Hair not be allowed to stand during the Champions Trophy

Umpires disagreed over timing of ball change

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Cricinfo has learnt that there was an initial disagreement between Darrell Hair and Billy Doctrove about the timing of the ball change during the Oval Test in August

Waqar says nothing was wrong with Oval ball

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Waqar Younis insists he saw no evidence of a tampered ball when he viewed it in the referee's room on the day Darrell Hair ruled the game be abandoned

Hair set for swift umpiring return

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Darrell Hair expects to officiate in the Champions Trophy next month despite the unresolved issues from his decisions at The Oval Test

Hair hits out at charges of racism

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Darrell Hair, the Australian umpire at the centre of the Oval controversy last month, has hit out at suggestions that his decisions which led to the forfeiture of the Test were hasty, and, even worse, motivated by racism

ICC consider use of forensic tests

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
The ICC have suggested that forensic tests may be conducted on the ball used in the controversial Oval Test to ensure a fair hearing for the Pakistan captain, Inzamam-ul-Haq, which is due to take place at the end of September

Sutherland supports "outstanding" Hair

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
James Sutherland has kept the door open on Darrell Hair's umpiring career by calling him an "outstanding" and "highly respected" official

Australia's umpire panel seems interested in Hair

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Mel Johnson, the chairman of Australia's umpire selection panel, has said that Darrell Hair could still umpire on the international panel in Australia

Hair in 'big trouble' - Inzamam

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Inzamam-ul-Haq, the Pakistan captain, has claimed that Australian umpire Darrell Hair was in "big trouble" for his role in the forfeited Oval Test as well as subsequent events.

Match referee could rule on forfeits in future

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
In future, it could be the match referee, rather than the umpire who decides on a match being forfeited

Hair apologises for email

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Darrell Hair, the Australian umpire at the centre of the ball-tampering controversy, has maintained a defence of his conditional offer of resignation and issued a statement apologising to his friends and supporters

Pakistan wants Hair investigation before Inzamam hearing

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
The Pakistan cricket team has said they wanted the International Cricket Council (ICC) to launch an investigation against Darrell Hair, the Australian umpire at the centre of the ball-tampering row, before taking a decision on charges levelled against Inz

Holding critical of 'first-world hypocrisy'

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Michael Holding lent his support to Inzamam-ul-Haq, saying that it was "insensitive" of Darrell Hair to have penalised Pakistan for ball-tampering

Hair hits back at the ICC

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Darrell Hair, the Australian umpire at the centre of the ongoing ball-tampering controversy, has claimed that his offer to resign if offered US$500,000 was made at the behest of the ICC

Lack of video evidence not a concern - Reid

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
John Reid, the New Zealand Cricket president, believes a lack of video evidence will not harm the allegations of ball-tampering against Pakistan

Speed admits Hair's career could be over

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Malcolm Speed, the ICC chief executive, believes that Darrell Hair's Test career could be over after the controversy of the past week

Speed 'wasn't prepared to lie' about Hair's email

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
The chief executive of the ICC, Malcolm Speed, has spoken of his decision to make public Darrell Hair's email, in which the umpire offered to resign under the condition of receiving $500,000

Full transcript of emails

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
A transcript of Darrell Hair's email to Doug Cowie

'It's hard to see how Darrell Hair can umpire again'

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Reaction to the revelations that Darrell Hair offered to resign as an elite umpire has brought a swathe of reaction. Here is a selection

Hair's statement in full

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
As the ICC's press conference revealing that Darrell Hair had offered to resign as an umpire continued in a hotel near Lord's, Hair issued a press release clarifying his position

Hair offered to quit for $500,000

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Darrell Hair offered to resign as a member of the ICC's Elite Umpires Panel in return for a payment of $500,000, Malcolm Speed, the ICC chief executive, told a press conference near Lord's

Pakistan's protest not the first

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
It is the first time in the game's long history that a Test match has been forfeited but Pakistan's protest against an umpiring decision at The Oval on Sunday that cost them the final Test against England and was not the first of its kind

Speed supports Hair and Doctrove

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Two days after The Oval fiasco Malcolm Speed, the ICC chief executive, has said the conclusion to the fourth Test was "hugely regrettable"

India board to side with ICC over Hair

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
The BCCI secretary, Niranjan Shah, has suggested India would support the ICC in the ongoing row over ball tampering accusations

Hair vows to carry on

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Darrell Hair will fight any attempts to sideline him as a result of Sunday's ball-tampering row

What went on behind the scenes?

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Andrew Miller and Martin Williamson consider two very different portraits of Darrell Hair... and also look at Mike Procter's role

England deny Fletcher claims

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
The England & Wales Cricket Board has denied claims in today's Daily Telegraph that Sunday's ball-tampering row was triggered by a visit by Duncan Fletcher, the coach, to Mike Procter, the match referee, before the start of the fourth day's play

Hair and Doctrove were right - Taufel

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Simon Taufel, who is regarded as the world's best umpire, believes Darrell Hair and Billy Doctrove had to "follow the letter of the law" and abandon the fourth Test between England and Pakistan at The Oval

PCB chairman attacks Hair

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Shahrayar Khan, the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board, has launched a scathing attack on the Australian umpire, Darrell Hair, accusing him of intransigence and insensitivity

Former Pakistani players back Inzamam

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Former Pakistan cricketers have rallied behind Inzamam-ul-Huq's decision to protest against Darrell Hair

Troubled times ahead

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
While the debate rages about the rights and wrongs of actions on the fourth day at The Oval, the attention will soon turn to the future and what will happen to the various parties in the days ahead. Here is Cricinfo's take on what to expect.

A matter of honour, says Inzamam

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Inzamam-ul-Haq has confirmed that the Pakistani stance on their forfeited Test at The Oval is a matter of honour, after the match ball was changed by umpire Darrell Hair midway through the afternoon session

Hair's petulant over-correctness

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
The controversial incidents on the fourth day of the England-Pakistan Test - which finally culminated in Pakistan forfeiting the game after being accused of ball tampering - has elicited plenty of feedback

Test forfeited: England win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
The fourth Test between England and Pakistan at The Oval has been forfeited as an England win, after a joint statement between the ICC, ECB and PCB

Pakistan deny charges of ball-tampering

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Pakistan have strongly denied that there was any tampering of the ball during the fourth Test at the Oval, accusations of which eventually led to the forfeiture of the game by Pakistan

Pakistan forfeit Test amid farcical scenes

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
The fourth Test between England and Pakistan at The Oval has been forfeited as an England win, after a joint statement between the ICC, ECB and PCB