The Akmal brothers have played in 54 Tests for Pakistan

Brothers Kamran and Umar Akmal have appealed against punishments imposed by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).

The PCB had fined Kamran, 28, three million rupees (£23,590) and Umar, 19, two million rupees (£15,720), and also put them on six months' probation.

The charges related to their conduct on Pakistan's tour of Australia, in which the team lost all nine matches.

"The Akmals have filed appeals, so an independent arbitrator will deal with this," said the PCB's Tafazzul Rizvi.

The Akmal brothers were penalised along with several other members of the Pakistani squad, following the PCB's inquiry into the poor performance in Australia.

The Akmals' punishments centre upon the third Test in Hobart, a match wicketkeeper Kamran publicly insisted he would be selected for, despite being previously dropped from the side.

Umar meanwhile, was alleged to have feigned an injury to skip the Test in protest at his brother's withdrawal - though he did in fact play.

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Twenty20 captain Shahid Afridi, who was also fined three million rupees and put on six months probation for "bringing the game and the country into disrepute" over ball-tampering, will not appeal against the decision.

"Afridi did not appeal but wrote a letter to PCB chairman Ijaz Butt to review the fine," said Tafazzul Rizvi, legal adviser to the Pakistan Cricket Board.

Former captains Mohammad Yousuf and Younus Khan, who were banned indefinitely from representing their country following infighting on a preceding tour of the United Arab Emirates, have not appealed against the PCB's decision. Younus however did ask for "clarification on his punishment".

Batsman Shoaib Malik and bowler Rana Naved-ul-Hasan, banned for one year and fined two million rupees each for their conduct, also failed to appeal.

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