england then went on to win the one-day series 3–2. england lost the 3rd match at the oval by 23 runs. the icc launched an investigation into the match after receiving information that there were scoring irregularities during the england innings. ijaz butt the pakistan cricket board chairman suggested that as "a conspiracy" to defraud pakistan cricket. butt went on to accuse england players of bad practice, allegations he later withdrew. andrew strauss scored the most runs, 317 runs and umar gul took most wickets, 12, during the series.