Pakistan have forfeited the 4th test today following a row about ball tampering and a refusal to resume the game after tea.

The BBC's explain what happened in more detail here: link

Of course, the real losers are the spectators, because the match was interestingly poised, although Pakistan had a clear advantage. England have lost the opportunity of testing their grit and determination to fight back which might have given them confidence in the up-coming Ashes series.

Who is to blame in my view:

Inzamam al Haq and the rest of the Pakistan team - you shouldn't refuse to play and if you do you can't complain if the match is forfeited. It shows a lack of respect for the spectators, their opponents and the umpires. How dare they return to the field of play after the match had been signalled forfeited - very poor, although the blame for this may lie elsewhere.

Mike Procter - the match referee. He has seriously mishandled the whole thing and failed to back up his umpires. Once the umpires had signalled that the match was forfeited that decision had to stand. Even asking them to reconsider was wrong and making everyone wait until 10:30 pm to confirm a decision made at 5 to 5 is farcical. I think he is responsible for the ridiculous spectacle of a team returning to the pitch after forfeiting a match. It seems he brokered a deal to continue between the captains but forgot to check with the umpires that they were happy to officiate. Not surprisingly, they said that they had already declared the match forfeit and had no intention of backing down.

I think the original decision to penalise Pakistan for ball-tampering was wrong, but there were better ways for them to establish their innocence.

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