Pakistan pair Azhar Ali and Mohammad Hafeez end protest

Pakistan's one-day international captain Azhar Ali and key batsman Mohammad Hafeez have now agreed to join an ongoing training camp in Lahore.

The duo have changed their minds, having said two days ago that they would be staying away in protest at the decision to include Mohammad Amir, who has served a suspension for spot-fixing.

Having served a five-year ban for deliberately bowling no balls during a Test against England in 2010 and subsequently completed a rehabilitation programme, left-arm seamer Amir was included among 26 players selected for the camp.

And Azhar and Hafeez have now agreed to join the squad, after being given an opportunity to express their concerns about Amir's recall to PCB chairman Shaharyar Khan.

"They both met and decided to join the training camp," said Khan.

"I do respect their concerns but some of them, I told them, are not acceptable. So they understood and confirmed that they are on the same page with us and now we are looking forward to the success of the team.

"We have also conveyed that we have only selected Amir in the training session and he has not been selected in the national team so far."

However, if Amir is picked for next month's tour of New Zealand, Khan said Ali and Hafeez "both have to stand with him and should not see him with suspicion or behave badly with him".

"It is now their responsibility to take him like a family. We, at the same time, will ensure that Amir stays on course and does not commit any mistake in future," added Khan.

Hafeez said: "My stance has been simple all the way, that anyone who damages the pride and integrity of the country should not be given a chance again

"It was my principle stance and will remain the same throughout my life.

"I am happy that the PCB chairman heard my reservations and agreed to safeguard our concerns for the sake of Pakistan cricket."