The feud between Darrell Hair and the ICC is set to be played out at a London tribunal next month after negotiations between the two parties broke down completely, according to a report in the Australian. Malcolm Conn argues that it was “disgraceful” that the ICC had sacked Hair from major international matches in the aftermath of last August’s Oval Test match debacle.

Despite Pakistan's behaviour, which forced the first forfeit in 129 years of Test cricket, Hair was blamed for the loss of millions through television rights and gate receipts when the match failed to resume on the final day. Hair will allege racial discrimination on the basis that while his international umpiring career has been ruined, costing him about $120,000 a year in match fees, [Billy] Doctrove has continued to umpire international matches largely unhindered.