Pakistan captain Misbah ul Haq is non-committal about Mohammed Amir's inclusion in the team and is unsure if he will play for Pakistan.

mir's release from prison has reopened the debate over his cricketing future - and left  Misbah-ul-Haq speaking of his own "sadness" at the whole spot-fixing crisis.

Pakistan captain however, pointed out that he cannot begin to think of Amir's return to the Pakistan team until others have made their decisions.

"I'm not the concerned person," he said. "The people who are concerned with that will decide.

"It's totally up to the management and what ICC and the (Pakistan) cricket board decide. We have nothing to do with that. Once he is available, then we'll decide what happens."

Speaking on the eve of the third Test between England and Pakistan in Dubai, Misbah and England captain Andrew Strauss made it clear that their personal opinions have no relevance to the teenage fast bowler's situation or his ongoing five-year ban from all cricket.

However, Misbah did voice his distress at the saga which rocked world cricket in 2010 when Amir, then Pakistan captain Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif were all implicated in a plot to bowl deliberate no-balls for financial gain against England at Lord's.

All three were subsequently banned by the International Cricket Council and jailed after a high-profile court case.

Pakistan responded by naming Misbah as their new captain and he has gone on to lead his country to significant success, including a series victory over world number one side England.

The grim circumstances have, however, given him no pleasure.

"Usually you feel sad, such incidents are always very sad," Misbah said. "But you cannot do anything about it."

As for the possibility of Amir's return to international cricket, or an appeal against his ICC ban, both Strauss and Misbah stressed those matters are none of their business.

Strauss, England captain in 2010 and now, said: "It's not up to me to decide these things. It's up to the ICC to decide how long the bans should be.

"The deterrent should be very strong to stop these guys doing this again. They've suffered quite badly, they've obviously been to prison, but it's for the ICC to decide (what happens next).

"It's not my job to hand out bans or otherwise. All I've said all along is that the deterrent for match-fixing or spot-fixing should be as strong as it possibly can be to make sure people don't do it in the future."