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Pakistan’s bad hair day and the saga of ’06 series against England

Ahead of Pakistan’s latest tour of England, Jo Harman-McGowan revisits the infamous series of 20 years ago when ball-tampering allegations led to chaotic scenes at The Oval and the hosts’ victory masked the gradual disintegration of a once-great side

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Ahead of Pakistan’s latest tour of England, Jo Harman-McGowan revisits the infamous series of 20 years ago when ball-tampering allegations led to chaotic scenes at The Oval and the hosts’ victory masked the gradual disintegration of a once-great side

A glance at the scoreline might suggest a simple home victory of the kind which became commonplace during Duncan Fletcher’s time as England coach.
But the 3-0 win over Pakistan in the summer of 2006 was anything but routine, with the hosts outplayed for large parts of a series which ended in bizarre and acrimonious fashion at The Oval.
The resu...

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