The England and Wales Cricket Board has told BBC Sport that a scuffle between batsman Jonathan Trott and Pakistan bowler Wahab Riaz is a "closed matter".
The ECB was responding to a Reuters news agency report that the Pakistan Cricket Board was considering taking legal action against England's Trott.
The ECB said the fourth one-day international match referee had dealt with the Lord's spat on 20 September.
Spot-fixing allegations against members of the Pakistan team marred their tour.
The final day of the fourth and final Test at Lord's in August was overshadowed by claims Pakistan's bowlers had purposely overstepped for no-balls - causing shockwaves through the sport.
And as the tour neared its conclusion PCB chairman Ijaz Butt last weekend accused England of throwing one-dayer at The Oval on 17 September for "enormous amounts of money".
Things became even more acrimonious on Monday when Riaz, the Pakistan fast bowler who has already been interviewed by police in their spot-fixing inquiries into the Lord's Test, clashed with Trott in the nets.
Words were exchanged between the pair and, amid rumours of physical contact as well, the incident was brought to the attention of match referee Jeff Crowe.
The ECB has said it will take Butt to court if it does not get a "full and unreserved apology" from the PCB chief.
"There is a strong likelihood that the PCB, in a tit-for-tat response to the threat by the ECB to sue Butt over his remarks against English players, will go after Trott," a PCB source told Reuters.
The law firm that has been representing the PCB over the spot-fixing allegations, refused to comment on the threat of legal action against Trott.
England triumphed 3-1 in the Test series, 2-0 in the Twenty20s and 3-2 in the one-day matches.
The embattled Pakistan team returned home from their tour earlier on Friday.
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