ICC announces postponement of Code of Conduct hearing

The ICC today announced that Friday's Code of Conduct hearing involving Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has been postponed.

ICC Chief Executive Officer Malcolm Speed said: "The difficulty relates to the availability of Ranjan Madugalle to chair the hearing as he is dealing with a private and personal matter that requires his urgent attention.

"Pakistan and England, as the host country, have both expressed a preference for Ranjan to hear the case and on that basis we have agreed to the postponement.

"We have looked at potential alternatives but, as the ICC's Chief Referee and a person with immense credibility within the game, Ranjan is the most appropriate person to adjudicate in this matter.

"We are yet to decide upon a new date but the intense nature of the upcoming one-day international series between England and Pakistan is likely to make it extremely difficult to fit in a hearing during that period.

"I should stress that the reason for the postponement is related solely to Ranjan's availability. We would ask that his privacy is respected at this time," added Mr Speed.

Details of the new date and the venue for the hearing will be announced in due course.