Ajmal set for English county return

Banned off-spinner Saeed Ajmal will be cleared to play for English county side Worcestershire and Pakistan once his remodelled action is approved, former tweaker Saqlain Mushtaq has said.

Ajmal was barred by the International Cricket Council (ICC) after umpires reported against him for a suspect bowling action during the first Test with Sri Lanka in August.

Ajmal, 37, has since been working omn rectifying his action with Saqlain.

"We've changed the action and follow through," Saqlain was quoted as saying by BBC Sport.

Saqlain said said there as a "massive improvement" in his bolwing action after undergoing the rectifying process.

"We have changed his horizontal bowling arm movement and, at the moment, we are very positive. There is massive improvement - 60 to 70, maybe even 70 to 80% we have changed and improved his action," he said.

"As soon as his ban ends, he will obviously come straight back to playing for Worcester and not only them but also Pakistan."