Alec Stewart on the situation

Meanwhile, former England captain Alec Stewart said it was vital the one-dayers do go ahead to ensure "relations between England and Pakistan are not damaged".

Stewart, now an ambassador at Surrey following his retirement two years ago, was among the crowd at the Oval who witnessed the incredible drama unfold, ending the final Test prematurely.

"It was a very bad day for cricket - I've never seen anything like it," Stewart added.

"All I'll say is that you should accept the umpire's decision - that's what you're brought up to do.

"I have sympathy with the umpires because they have made their decision believing what they have done is right, like them giving a catch behind or an lbw."

Stewart also believes both the England and Wales Cricket Board, who staged the Test, can learn to improve their communication skills from this incident.

"We had 24,000 people there and thousands more watching on television and the disappointing thing was that nothing came out," he said.

"There was no information to let people know what was going on and why, they were having to second guess."

Surrey and the ECB have already acted to automatically refund 40% of the price of yesterday's ticket and a full refund for the 12,000 people who bought tickets for Monday.