Pakistan's suspended trio Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamir have consulted their lawyers to file a detailed reply to the notice sent to them by the International Cricket Council (ICC) outlining the reasons for their suspensions.

The three players were suspended by the ICC earlier this month after British tabloid 'News of the World' broke a story saying they had taken money to bowl no-balls during the fourth Test at Lord's. The trio who have returned home from England were given 14-days notice to respond to the charges against them but they got an extension on time from the ICC.

PCB's legal advisor, Tafazzul Rizvi, said that once the players sent their individual replies to the ICC the Anti-Corruption and Security Unit would then convene a preliminary hearing to hear evidences against the players and decide if the suspensions were justified.

The PCB Chairman Ijaz Butt had told his legal team to start pushing for the preliminary hearing so that selectors could be clear on the availability of the three players who are key members of the national team. Ijaz Butt had instructed the legal team to get the ICC to either give a preliminary hearing date or have the suspensions revoked.

With the 2011 World Cup now few months away, the selectors were anxious to know the status of the suspended trio and coach Waqar Younis had also told the Board Chairman this issue should be cleared up as soon as possible.