 Butt has admitted he has no proof for the claims
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Pakistan cricket chief Ijaz Butt has withdrawn his claim that England players were suspected of fixing a one-day match between the two countries.
"I wish personally and on behalf of the Pakistan Cricket Board to withdraw the comments," said Butt.
"I never intended to question the behaviour and integrity of the England players nor the ECB."
The England and Wales Cricket Board, which had threatened Butt with legal action, says the matter is now closed.
Although his statement stopped short of the "full and unreserved apology" demanded by the ECB and the Professional Cricketers' Association, the Pakistan Cricket Board chairman said he had not anticipated how his comments would be received.
"It is regrettable that there was a misunderstanding arising from my comment," said Butt.
"I deeply and sincerely regret that my statements have been interpreted to cast doubt upon the good names of the England players and the ECB."
Butt's claims related to England's batting collapse at The Oval on 17 September as they lost the third encounter of a five-match series.
More to follow.
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