Shoaib Akhtar, the Pakistani pace bowler under suspicion by the International Cricket Council of having an illegal bowling action, is confident that he will have a quick return to Test cricket.
Playing for Mosman in Sydney grade cricket, Akhtar is reported to have dismissed ideas of having Michael Holding work with him to allow his action to comply with the laws of the game consistently.
"Basically its not acceptable.
Its got nothing to do with my arm.
My arm is basically abnormal and my joints wont move the way I want them to move because of hyper-extension in the elbow.
No-one can change it.
Its got nothing to do with the coaching.
Ive had a word with Dennis (Lillee) and what could be better than that? I can learn a lot from Michael Holding but he cant modify my action and he cant modify my joints.
No-one can change it.
"I will just wait and see what the ICC is going to say to me and what they come out with, he said.
"Its very easy to understand.
Ive got hyper-mobile joints and ...
no-one can help it.
I cant even help myself and nothing can be modified.
Shoaib, who took 2 for 18 from his 13 overs for Mosman, is expected to play seven matches for his new Australian club before returning to the Pakistan team for the series against Bangladesh and the West Indies.
Should Shoaibs action be reported again, he faces a mandatory 12-month ban.
However, in an attempt to save his career, the Pakistan Cricket Board He has been reported three times for a suspect bowling action in the past two years and risks a 12-month ban if he is pulled up again.
In a bid to salvage his career the Pakistan Cricket Board has enlisted the help of biomechanics expert Daryl Foster at the University of Western Australia, who will attempt to clarify how his arm action works.