The verdict is in

Inzamam al-Haq has been banned for four matches for bringing the game into disrepute and the ball tampering charge has been dismissed. The full text of the verdict is available here. Inzy's punishment is the minimum allowed under the Law and the Pakistan captain has already said that he won't appeal it. Does that mean all has ended well and quietly? Well, not really. The Pakistan Board is still considering whether to lay another charge of bringing the game into disrepute, this time against Darrell Hair. And Hair's premature annoucement that he would be umpiring in the Champion's Trophy apparently left the ICC on the hop and unhappy. India saved their bacon by producing a handy excuse, "they couldn't guarantee Hair's safety" while he was in the country. As Martin Williamson has pointed out, this is simply a face-saving exercise - India have been at great pains to point out how safe their country is and how good their security arrangements to recent visitors like George Bush, Tony Blair and Pervez Musharraf.