Cricket-Pakistan trio to return home, no charges

LONDON, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Three Pakistan cricketers at the centre of fixing allegations on the tour of England are shortly to return home, a spokesman for the team said on Friday.

"They have not been charged by the police with any offence," the spokesman added. "They have fully co-operated with the police into the enquiries and maintain that they are innocent of any alleged wrongdoing.

"They have agreed with the police to return to England if the police request them to do so to further assist the police in their enquiries."

The players, test captain Salman Butt and bowlers Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir, were accused in a Sunday newspaper of spot-fixing matches -- such as deliberately bowling no-balls -- in their current tour of England. (Writing by Jon Bramley, Editing by John O'Brien; To query or comment on this story email sportsfeedback@thomsonreuters.com)