Pakistan launch conduct inquiry amid England tour crisis
The PCB is probing player discipline after data was taken from two players' phones following Pakistan's 194-run defeat at Lord's, leaving them 2-0 down.
The Pakistan Cricket Board has opened an internal inquiry into player "discipline and conduct" during the team's tour of England, with two players understood to have had data taken from their Mobile phones by PCB security officials.
The move follows Pakistan's 194-run defeat in the second Test at Lord's, which left them 2-0 down with one match to play. Seven players were removed from the original Touring party last week in response to that result.
Amir Mir, the PCB head of communications, confirmed the inquiry on X.
No individuals have been named as subjects of the investigation, and the board has not set out a timeline. The one player to draw open criticism from the PCB and from sections of the team's supporters is Imam Ul Haq, who did not bat in either innings at Lord's because of a low-grade calf injury sustained on the first day.
Aaqib Javed, Pakistan's director of high Performance, questioned that decision in an interview with Geo News, contrasting it with players who in the past played through injuries strapped up rather than sit out.
The tour has unravelled around a team that arrived at Lord's already needing a response, and instead went further behind with one Test left to save the series.
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