Pakistan Cricket Board will make a last ditch effort to save the sinking career of fast bowler Shabbir Ahmed by consulting Australian specialists.
PCB's director cricket operations, Saleem Altaf, on Sunday said he had written to Prof Bruce Elliott and Daryl Foster in Perth and sought their views and opinion on the issue.
"We are trying everything we can to save the career of Shabbir Ahmed and I think this is probably our last ditch effort. I am expecting Prof Bruce Elliott and Daryl Foster to convey their views by Monday after which we will decide what to do," Altaf said.
"If required, Shabbir will be immediately flown to Perth so that he can again undergo biomechanical tests," he added.
Shabbir was suspended from international cricket after he was reported for suspect bowling action for exceeding the 15 degrees permissible limit for straightening of the arm.
Shabbir straightens his elbow up to 27 degrees.
Shabbir has been reported for a faulty action three times in his career, the most recent occasion being the first Test of Pakistan's tour of the West Indies in May 2005. He was reported by the umpires, David Shepherd, Darrell Hair, Basil Morgan - the TV umpire - and Ranjan Madugalle, the match referee.
Shabbir, however, was allowed to bowl in the second Test of the series. He appeared before Dr Paul Hurrian, who is on the ICC panel, in England on June 11 on his way back to Pakistan from the West Indies.
On India's next year's tour of Pakistan, Altaf said there was no progress. There was complete silence on both fronts, he said.
"Naturally, we are focused on this winter's home series against England.
"But there has not been any significant progress as far as England series is also concerned. But I am hoping to get some positive news from our chairman who returns from England on July 26."
England have refused to play Test in Karachi and are also non-committal on playing back-to-back one-dayers in the Port city and India will play three Tests and five one-day internationals between January and March.
But more significantly, Pakistan plans to have both third country umpires in the one-dayers against the two countries even though the ICC rejected its proposal of third country umpires in ODIs.
