Inquiry hearing sets international precedent, says Fazli

``I think we made history today, that you can actually have a court coming into Australia, set up a Pakistani court here, and that's with total cooperation from Australia,'' he said.

``This should be something wonderful in times to come ... something new.

``We were totally at home, we didn't even think we were in Australia.

``I don't want to give my view on the assessment of the information which has been gathered over here - that's for the judge to decide.''

Presiding judge Abdus Salam Khawar, Fazli, his deputy Ali Sajjad and Pakistan cricketer Salim Malik's lawyer Azmat Saeed travelled to Australia for the hearing.

It was called after the controversy involving Australian players Shane Warne and Mark Waugh, who admitted last month to accepting money from a mystery Indian bookmaker, known only as John.

Warne and Waugh previously had accused Malik of offering them money to play badly during Australia's 1994 tour of Pakistan.

Waugh and Warne testified to the inquiry here Friday while retired Australian player Tim May and former Australian Cricket Board chairman Alan Crompton appeared before the commission Saturday.

Fazli said the inquiry, which is investigating allegations of match-fixing and bribery against some Pakistan cricketers, would reconvene in Pakistan on January 16, with a finding expected by the end of the month.

Fazli said the inquiry would give details of which players were considered to be clean, who was under a cloud and who was guilty.

``What he (inquiry head Malik Mohammad Qayyum) has indicated was if he comes to a finding that someone is guilty, a definite finding, then he will recommend a life ban,'' Fazli said.

Fazli, Sajjad and Saeed had several run-ins with Australian lawyers during the sessions here over procedures and lines of questioning, but the Australian hearing went without major incident.