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| Hair 'hell' over forfeited Test |
| Umpire Darrell Hair claims his life has been "made hell" since the forfeited Oval Test match between England and Pakistan in August 2006.
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| UNITED KINGDOM
, 1-October-2007
21:58:1 PM |
| The Australian has been barred from officiating major international matches following his actions in that game.
He faces an employment tribunal on Monday, claiming racial discrimination and racial harassment.
Hair told BBC One's Inside Sport: "My life has been turned upside down, but I make no apologies."
Hair's position has been under debate since he and fellow umpire Billy Doctrove penalised Pakistan for ball-tampering in the controversial fourth Test at The Oval in 2006.
They awarded five penalty runs to England and offered them a replacement ball. Play continued until tea, but the Pakistani players refused to come back out on to the field in protest at the decision.
After waiting in the centre of the field for the tourists to resume, the umpires removed the bails and declared England winners by forfeit - the first time such an action had been taken in a Test match.
Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq was subsequently cleared of ball-tampering, although he was found guilty of bringing the game into disrepute after his part in the Pakistan protest.
In a bid to clear his name, the 55-year-old has brought legal proceedings against cricket's world governing body, the International Cricket Council, starting on Monday at the London office of the Tribunals Service.
A statement in February from Hair's solicitors, Finers Stephens Innocent, said: "The reality in this case is that our client would not have been treated in this way if he had not been a white umpire."
In opening exchanges, Hair's legal team emphasised the decision to penalise Pakistan for ball tampering was a joint decision taken by both Hair and West Indian Doctrove, whose career has not been affected.
Hair's team argue that the ICC's decision to suspend him was effectively taken by just three men.
In response, the ICC said it was was not a racially-motivated decision and that Hair was the author of his own downfall.
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