Inzamam hearing - key figures

On Wednesday and Thursday, Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq will appear at a hearing to face charges arising out of the controversial Test match against England at The Oval.

He faces two separate allegations of ball-tampering and bringing the game into disrepute and the prospect of being banned from the game and fined if found guilty.

BBC Sport looks at the key figures in the case and the main issues of fact to be determined.

INZAMAM-UL-HAQ

Inzamam heads for the dressing room at The Oval

A veteran of 113 Tests and 367 one-day matches, Inzamam is renowned as a laid-back individual.

But he has a chequered disciplinary record and has faced charges nine times in the past, resulting on three occasions in him being banned.

As skipper, he is deemed responsible for the actions of his team at The Oval.

There has been no suggestion that he personally altered the condition of the ball, but he was involved in the dressing room discussion which led to them failing to take the field on time after the tea interval.

RANJAN MADUGALLE

A former Test batsman for Sri Lanka, Madugalle is the ICC's senior match referee.

He was due to officiate when the hearing was originally scheduled five days after the end of the match, but had to withdraw because of a family illness.

Such is his standing, however, that attempts to find a replacement were quickly abandoned and a new date set so he could retain the appointment.

Madugalle must decide whether the umpires were right in ruling that the condition of the ball had been altered by Pakistan and whether the subsequent protest was sufficient to bring the game into disrepute.

DARRELL HAIR

A vastly experienced, but sometimes controversial, umpire, Hair has stood in 76 Tests and 124 one-dayers since 1992.

The Australian is seen as the prime mover in the decision to award a five-run penalty to England and then to award the game to them by forfeit.

It was later revealed that he offered to resign in exchange for $500,000 (£263,000), but has now decided to continue his umpiring career.

His ruling that Pakistan had tampered with the ball will be examined at the hearing and will be crucial to the outcome. There have been various reports that there is no TV evidence to support his decision.

BILLY DOCTROVE

The second on-field umpire at The Oval, but far less experienced than Hair - it was only the ninth Test in which Doctrove, from Dominica, had stood.

The ICC says all decisions taken by the umpires at The Oval were joint decisions, but a report published by Cricinfo.com on Tuesday claims Doctrove initially wanted to allow play to continue for a few more overs before the ball-tampering adjudication was made.

"He's quiet and retiring, I don't think we'll see Billy popping up to make media statements," Speed said in the aftermath of the incident.

His opinion has proved spot-on with Doctrove content to keep his own counsel pending the formal proceedings.

MIKE PROCTER

One of the most exciting all-rounders ever to play the game, Procter's international playing career was all too brief because of South Africa's exile from Test cricket during the apartheid era.

The 60-year-old was in charge at The Oval and chaired a meeting at which the two captains and officials from the England and Pakistan boards reached consensus over a plan to re-start the Test on the final day.

The umpires, however, re-asserted their position that the game was over and England had won by forfeit.

Procter's handling of the matter was criticised by Speed in a newspaper interview but like Doctrove, he has chosen not to make any public comment.

DOUG COWIE

A former international umpire, now the ICC's umpires and referees manager, Cowie was present at The Oval.

Two days after the match he was the recipient of Hair's e-mail containing the offer to resign and request for a "one-off payment to compensate the loss of future earnings".

Cowie responded with a message in which he said "your offer may have merit".

Asked later about Cowie's handling of the matter, Speed later said: "I think if he could play it again, he would play it differently."

OTHER WITNESSES GIVING EVIDENCE

Shaharyar Khan, Pakistan Cricket Board chairman

Bob Woolmer, Pakistan coach

Peter Hartley, TV umpire at The Oval

Trevor Jesty, fourth umpire at The Oval

TV analyst Simon Hughes

Former England batsman Geoff Boycott

Former umpire John Hampshire