Cricket: Pakistan players charged by ICC

Three Pakistan players have been charged by the ICC under its anti-corruption code in the wake of the match-fixing scandal that has stunned cricket.

The International Cricket Council said that Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir have been notified of the charges, which were unspecified but relate to "alleged irregular behaviour" during the fourth test against England last week.

The players have been provisionally barred from all forms of cricket.

ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat says "we will not tolerate corruption in cricket" with the players facing "penalties up to a life ban," adding that "we will stop at nothing to protect the sport's integrity."

Details of the hearing are to be finalized.