Updated at: 1758 PST, Monday, August 30, 2010
LONDON: Pakistan team left for Taunton today to play a practice match on Thursday, Geo News reported Monday.Team manager Yawar Saeed said on Sunday that police had confiscated the mobile phones of test captain Salman Butt and fast bowlers Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif.The trio and wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal were questioned by police at the team's hotel in London following a report in a Sunday newspaper that players had been bribed to fix incidents during the fourth test against England.Depression was dominant on team players while they were boarding bus while one-day captain Shahid Afridi looked relaxed.Strict security measures were adopted for the team departure. All four tainted players, Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif, Mohammad Amir and Kamran Akmal were with the team, while the decision for their selection for the match would be taken later.On the other hand players Yasir Hameed, Tanveer Ahmed and Imran Farhat who were released after the test series have left for home and Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Hafeez would join national team in Taunton.Pakistan will play a practice match at Taunton in west England on Thursday and then face two Twenty20 matches and five one-day games against England starting in Cardiff on Sunday.
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