Taufel reports on Lahore attack

"Haroon and I talked about the experience of Lahore, but more particularly we talked about the broader picture and what the ICC could do to deal with the issues involved," Umpire Simon Taufel said.

"It's got implications for how the ICC operates in future," said the Australian.

"We need to look at the lessons outside of that incident because what happened in Lahore is a symptom of how cricket is managed and operated.

"The whole issue of how cricket is run needs to be looked at by the (ICC) board and the chief executives (of the 10 so-called Test playing countries)," Taufel said.

"Pointing the finger at organisations or administrators is not helpful. I'd rather work with the administrators and do everything I can to help," he said.

"I offered that to Haroon. If I can be in front of directors or chief executives and put a point of view, I'm happy to do that," said Taufel.

"We're going to make a couple of short trips to reassure the children so they will be happier than when I'm away for four and five-week stints," Taufel said.

"I just want to move on from Lahore. What's happened has happened. We need to learn from the experience as much as we can," he said.

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