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Pakistan and England will face-off for the first time since the spot-fixing dishonor took place and temporary coach Mohsin Khan is sure of a new beginning.
Mohsin took over the reins after Waqar Younis decided to relinquish the post for personal reasons in September. The ex-Pakistan player has been retained for next month's Test and one-day series against England in the United Arab Emirates. "We know the two teams will play for the first time since the spot-fixing scandal last year in England," Khan said.
"We have seen the negative commentary in the British media. But we just want to focus on playing a positive and good series."
Salman Butt, Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif were earlier put into jail for their participation in the spot-fixing case next to England at Lord's in 2010.
In 2006, Pakistan forfeited a Test at the Oval after umpires Darrell Hair and Billy Doctrove penalised them for ball-tampering, most important to tension between the two cricket boards. The ICC adjudicator later cleared Pakistan of the ball tamper charges but banned former captain Inzamam-ul-Haq for misconduct.
Khan, who has led Pakistan to series wins over Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in his temporary role, was confident relations between the players would remain cordial even if he believes strong officiate will be necessary. "The roles of the referee and umpire will be significant," he added. "Whatever has happen in the past is history. We are looking in front now. For us it is a fresh start. We want to show ourselves with our performances that is all. The rest is history."
Khan also protected the recall of left arm paceman Wahab Riaz, insist all players careful for selection had been clean to play by the Pakistan board. Wahab, whose name was mention in court during the spot-fixing trial in London but has never been emotional with a fault, had not played international cricket for six months before his recall for the England series.
"We required Wahab because he exploits the old ball well and gets overturn swing," he said. "These will be significant for us on the pitches in Dubai and Abu Dhabi."
Pakistan, who are not capable to host international matches for security reasons, will play three Tests, four one-day internationals and three Twenty/20 matches in Dubai and Abu Dhabi from Jan. 17.
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