Hosts awarded 4th Test after Pak forfeit

Pakistan refused to resume game after tea on fourth day after being docked five runs for ball-tampering.

The fourth Test was abandoned on Sunday and awarded to England after Pakistan forfeited the match when they stayed in their dressing room following a row over ball-tampering, the ECB said in a statement.

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Pakistan refused to return to the field after tea on day four at The Oval after Darrell Hair and fellow umpire Billy Doctrove had earlier imposed a five-run penalty against them for ball-tampering and changed the ball.

When Pakistan did later take to the field, the umpires did not appear, leading to extensive negotiations that ended with the abandonment several hours later.

England win the four-Test series 3-0.