Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ijaz Butt believes there is a "conspiracy to defraud Pakistan and Pakistan cricket".
Coach Waqar insists side have been trying their best during tour
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt believes there is a "conspiracy to defraud Pakistan and Pakistan cricket".
The outburst from the Pakistan official follows on from the International Cricket Board (ICC) launching an investigation into a "certain scoring pattern" in the third one-dayer at the Oval on Friday.
The world governing body took action on Saturday after information received by The Sun newspaper.
The PCB issued a statement on the matter on Saturday in which they condemned the "sensationalising of these allegations, which are harming cricket in general and Pakistan in particular".
Protest
"This is not a conspiracy to defraud bookies but a conspiracy to defraud Pakistan and Pakistan cricket," Butt said ahead of the fourth match of the NatWest Series.
"We feel august cricket bodies are ... involved in this conspiracy, which will damage the great game of cricket.
"We have taken it in hand to start our own investigations.
"We will protest with the ICC for not taking the PCB into confidence on the issue of the spot-fixing scandal.
"We will take up this matter in the meeting of International Cricket Council on October 11. We will talk to the English cricket board as well, on the efforts to marginalise Pakistani cricket."
Spokesmen for the ICC and the England and Wales Cricket Board both declined to comment on Butt's remarks.
The latest investigation comes after Pakistan were previously hit with allegations of players bowling no-balls at pre-arranged times during the fourth Test of the recent series against England.
Test captain Salman Butt and bowlers Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif have been charged and suspended by the ICC but have denied any wrongdoing and intend to contest the charges. A fourth player, Wahab Riaz, was questioned by police on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Pakistan coach Waqar Younis said the latest incident was "very heartbreaking", insisting that the side were all trying their best.
"It was very heartbreaking to read what was written yesterday," he said. "As far as I am concerned, my boys and captain are concerned, we tried our best - and we won the game."
