Cricket matches between England and Pakistan have often been a fraught affair, with rows over umpiring, ball-tampering, abandoned fixtures and a spot-fixing row all contributing to a tense relationship which is set to be renewed when the teams meet for the first Test at Lord’s on Thursday.Below AFP Sport looks back at five of the biggest rows:1956: Idris Baig and the bucket of waterIdris Baig, a Pakistani umpire, was “kidnapped” by England players, taken to the team hotel in Peshawar...
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