Pakistan's Shabbir Ahmed and Shoaib Malik have again been pulled up for suspect bowling actions.
On-field umpires Billy Bowden and Simon Taufel the TV umpire Asad Rauf reported the bowlers to the International Cricket Council for suspect bowling action at the end of the first Test between Pakistan and England in Multan on Wednesday.
Pakistan won the match by 22 runs.
ICC Match referee Roshan Mahanama said that they will be permitted to play international cricket pending the outcome of independent biomechanical analysis.
"Both players have been reported in the past and, while it has been shown that in laboratory conditions they are capable of bowling within the legal limits, the match officials had concerns with the actions they used during certain stages of this match when viewing their actions with the naked eye," said Mahanama.
"This has led the team of officials to request the ICC to commission biomechanical reports into their actions in accordance with the new process introduced earlier this year."
The umpires reported Shabbir after noting a deterioration in his action from the third day of the match in particular when bowling the 'effort' ball and short pitched deliveries which they suspected may be illegal.
This is the second time that Shabbir has been reported under this process. If he is found to be bowling with an illegal action he will be suspended from from bowling in international cricket for 12 months.
In their report the match officials expressed concern that they could see extension in the elbow while Malik was bowling with a 'stop and prop' method of delivery.
Malik's action was last reported in October 2004 before the new process was introduced.
His action fell outside the permitted limits at that time but, following remedial work, further analysis commissioned by the PCB identified an improvement in his action.
If Malik is found to be bowling with an illegal action he will be suspended from bowling in international cricket immediately. He then has the option of applying to the ICC for a re-assessment of his bowling action at any time in order to return to bowling in international cricket.
The report will be handled under the ICC's revised bowling review process that was introduced in March 2005.
They will be allowed to play international cricket including the next Test against England should they be selected. At any time during this period they are subject to being called on the field in accordance with the laws of cricket.
Mahanama has informed both the ICC and the Pakistan team management of the report, as per the ICC regulations governing the reporting process.
Both the bowlers will undergo independent analysis of their actions by a member of the ICC's panel of human movement specialists. The analysis would involve a detailed comparison between the action of the bowler in the laboratory and the action he used in the match in which he was reported.
It will take place within a maximum period of 21 days from receipt by the PCB of formal notice of the reports by the ICC.
The ICC will discuss the process with the PCB before coming to a decision on whether to use recent results of the biomechanical analysis of both bowlers' actions as a point of comparison or to undertake further laboratory analysis on either or both of these players.
Within 14 days of the independent analysis being carried out, the appointed specialist will supply the ICC with written reports advising the outcome of the bio-mechanical assessments.
