No summons received from Pakistan, says Australian cricket

Commenting on reports from Pakistan that the judge wanted the pair to help him with his investigations into allegations of betting and match-fixing, an ACB spokesman said: ``We have not received a summons at this time and therefore have nothing to say.''

The reports from Karachi said Judge Malik Mohammad Qayyum wanted to be able to question the Australians because the credibility of earlier evidence by Waugh had been damaged by the admission he and Warne accepted money from an Indian bookmaker four years ago.

The pair were fined by the ACB three and a half years ago, but the controlling body of the sport in this country kept the scandal secret until last week.

Waugh testified before the government-ordered inquiry in October during Australia's Pakistan tour. Warne, still recovering from shoulder surgery, did not make the trip.

A lawyer for the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) , Ali Sibtain Fazil, said in the report the Australians had been directed by the judge to appear before him on December 19.

Fazil said:''The credibility of Waugh has been severely dented after he admitted that he took money from the bookmaker. The judge wants Waugh to appear again so he can be re-examined.''

Waugh and Warne have admitted taking money from a bookmaker to provide pitch and weather information during Australia's 1994 Sri Lanka tour.

Waugh told the judge in October former Pakistan captain Salim Malik had offered him a bribe during the Australian tour of Pakistan in 1994.

Warne has made similar allegations against Malik.

Malik has denied the allegations, and now claims the recent admissions by the Australians prove his innocence.