Hair today, gone tomorrow

"He shall not be appointed to officiate in any international games until the end of his contract," Sonn told a news conference at the end of a two-day ICC meeting.

Pakistan blamed Hair when they forfeited the fourth Test against England last August after they were penalised for alleged ball tampering.

The Pakistan team refused to take the field after tea on the fourth day after Hair and fellow umpire Billy Doctrove penalised them five runs and changed the ball.

Hair and Doctrove then decided Pakistan had forfeited the Test. It was the first forfeiture in the history of Test cricket.

An ICC inquiry cleared captain Inzamam-ul-Haq of ball tampering on September 28th, although it banned him for four one-day internationals for bringing the game into disrepute.

The ICC also said Hair would not officiate at all in the Champions Trophy - which concludes in India on Sunday - for "safety and security" reasons.

Hair had already been embroiled in further controversy when the ICC revealed that he had offered to retire in exchange for $500,000 and the Pakistan Cricket Board made it clear it did not want him involved in any more of its games.