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<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=629 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD colSpan=3><DIV class=mxb><DIV class=sh>Hair offered to resign for cash </DIV></DIV></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=416><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=203 align=right border=0><TBODY><TR><TD><DIV>
<DIV class=cap>Hair penalised Pakistan for ball-tampering on Sunday</DIV></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>Umpire Darrell Hair offered to quit in exchange for $500,000 (£266,000), the International Cricket Council has said.
The Australian, 53, made his offer in an e-mail to the game's governing body after Sunday's ball-tampering row which ended the fourth Test at The Oval.
ICC chief executive Malcolm Speed told a news conference in London that the umpire had been under great stress.
And he said he was satisfied Hair had not made the offer with any "dishonest, underhand or malicious intent".
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Watch ICC chief executive Malcolm Speed's statement </DIV><DIV class=avinline>Interview: ICC president Percy Sonn </DIV><DIV class=avinline>Interview: ICC chief executive Malcolm Speed </DIV><DIV class=avinline>Interview: Pakistan manager Zaheer Abbas </DIV>
Speed added: "He was seeking to find a solution that was in the interests of the game."
Hair and fellow umpire Billy Doctrove penalised the tourists five runs and allowed England to choose a replacement ball after deciding that Pakistan had tampered with the one which had suddenly started reverse-swinging after 56 overs.
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</DIV><DIV><DIV class=mva><DIV id=q1></DIV>There have been allegations of bias, racism and conspiracy but it is about none of these things <DIV id=q2></DIV><BR clear=all></DIV></DIV><DIV class=mva><DIV class=mva>Malcolm Speed</DIV></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
When Pakistan initially refused to re-emerge after tea in protest, the two officials ruled that they had forfeited the game.
Speed urged the media not to question Hair's motives even though he himself was "extremely surprised by the content" of Hair's e-mail on Tuesday to Doug Cowie, the ICC umpires and referees manager, in which he made his offer.
Hair later revoked the message, in which he ask
<DIV class=cap>Hair penalised Pakistan for ball-tampering on Sunday</DIV></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>Umpire Darrell Hair offered to quit in exchange for $500,000 (£266,000), the International Cricket Council has said. The Australian, 53, made his offer in an e-mail to the game's governing body after Sunday's ball-tampering row which ended the fourth Test at The Oval.
ICC chief executive Malcolm Speed told a news conference in London that the umpire had been under great stress.
And he said he was satisfied Hair had not made the offer with any "dishonest, underhand or malicious intent".
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Watch ICC chief executive Malcolm Speed's statement </DIV><DIV class=avinline>Interview: ICC president Percy Sonn </DIV><DIV class=avinline>Interview: ICC chief executive Malcolm Speed </DIV><DIV class=avinline>Interview: Pakistan manager Zaheer Abbas </DIV>Speed added: "He was seeking to find a solution that was in the interests of the game."
Hair and fellow umpire Billy Doctrove penalised the tourists five runs and allowed England to choose a replacement ball after deciding that Pakistan had tampered with the one which had suddenly started reverse-swinging after 56 overs.
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=208 align=right border=0><TBODY><TR><TD width=5>
</TD><TD class=sibStdQuote><DIV class=o> </DIV><DIV><DIV class=mva><DIV id=q1></DIV>There have been allegations of bias, racism and conspiracy but it is about none of these things <DIV id=q2></DIV><BR clear=all></DIV></DIV><DIV class=mva><DIV class=mva>Malcolm Speed</DIV></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>When Pakistan initially refused to re-emerge after tea in protest, the two officials ruled that they had forfeited the game.
Speed urged the media not to question Hair's motives even though he himself was "extremely surprised by the content" of Hair's e-mail on Tuesday to Doug Cowie, the ICC umpires and referees manager, in which he made his offer.
Hair later revoked the message, in which he ask