<p>"Mr Butt has been advised that if a satisfactory response is not received, legal proceedings will be commenced against him without further notice," an ECB statement said. <br /><br />The threat follows an interview given by Butt to a Pakistan TV channel after England lost the third one-day international at the Oval last Friday. <br /><br />Butt said there had been “loud and clear talk in bookies' circles that some English players were paid enormous amounts of money to lose (Friday's) match.”<br /><br />His comments came after the International Cricket Council said it was launching an inquiry into Pakistan's scoring pattern at the Oval after receiving information from a British newspaper. <br /><br />Thursday's ECB statement said a letter from the board and the Professional Cricketers' Association had been sent to Butt. “The letter seeks a full and unreserved apology,” the statement said.</p>
<p>"Mr Butt has been advised that if a satisfactory response is not received, legal proceedings will be commenced against him without further notice," an ECB statement said. <br /><br />The threat follows an interview given by Butt to a Pakistan TV channel after England lost the third one-day international at the Oval last Friday. <br /><br />Butt said there had been “loud and clear talk in bookies' circles that some English players were paid enormous amounts of money to lose (Friday's) match.”<br /><br />His comments came after the International Cricket Council said it was launching an inquiry into Pakistan's scoring pattern at the Oval after receiving information from a British newspaper. <br /><br />Thursday's ECB statement said a letter from the board and the Professional Cricketers' Association had been sent to Butt. “The letter seeks a full and unreserved apology,” the statement said.</p>