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Furious English captain Andrew Strauss slams PCB chairman Ijaz Butt for accusing his side of throwing third ODI at Oval. He also revealed that England came close to pulling out of yesterdays game in the wake of the claims.Strauss was talking to media, said We would like to express our surprise, dismay and outrage at the comments made by Mr. Butt. We are deeply concerned and disappointed that our integrity as cricketers has been brought into question. He refuted the allegations completely and said his side will be working closely with ECB to explore all legal options open to them.We are absolutely 100 per cent convinced that the allegations have no substance. We cant state that strongly enough he said. We dont want to go into the comments because that would make them legitimate. We hold our heads very high.Pakistan cricket team coach, Waqar Younis on the other hand says he's proud of his boys. Fixing allegation aren't good for the country but player have responded just the way he wanted them. He said he don't want to get into the comments on the words of PCB Chairman, Ijaz Butt. Players deserve congratulations on winning the match.
