The dispute continued to cast a shadow over the match, despite England's tenacious display ensuring the series - with one Test to play - cannot be lost by them.
The last time England and Pakistan met in a test series, it fell under the long, dark shadow of the match-fixing antics of Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir.
And when we asked if a Honda executive really did tell a Japanese newspaper that the colors are meant to "match a woman's eye shadow, " we're told yes -- with no tinge of regret that some women might find such a comment offensive.
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