“If it gets to the extreme, they might not have a team for the Ashes”
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Australia opener David Warner has revealed that the players are prepared to boycott the Ashes later this year if their pay dispute with Cricket Australia is not resolved.
Richardson does not believe that the third ODI between Pakistan and England was fixed
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International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive Dave Richardson has revealed that he is “not too suspicious” about the third ODI between Pakistan and England in Sharjah last Tuesday even though there are reports that it may have been fixed.
“Apparently Butt, during his meeting, made a full confession that he knew and was involved in the spot-fixing that took place in the fourth Test against England at Lord’s”
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According to a source in the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), former captain Salman Butt has admitted that he was involved in the 2010 spot-fixing scandal.
“We have got a very good handle of who these corrupt individuals might be who are travelling the world who may try to influence matches”
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The International Cricket Council (ICC) has used former New Zealand batsman Lou Vincent’s emotional video to deter players from getting involved in match-fixing.
“I think they have not only cheated with the BCB but also with the general spectators that came to the stadium”
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The owner of the Dhaka Gladiators, Salim Chowdhury, has filed a case against the top officials of the International Cricket Council (ICC), the Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) and the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB).
India won the match by 133 runs via the Duckworth-Lewis method
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It has been revealed that a fan was ejected during the rain-affected second ODI between India and England in Cardiff for relaying information to bookmakers in the subcontinent.
“He is deeply ashamed of his actions and, consequently, bringing the game of cricket into disrepute”
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The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have banned Sussex left-arm pace bowler and former Pakistan A player Naved Arif for life after he admitted to being involved in match-fixing.
“The tribunal holds that this deliberate choice made by ACSU is unfortunate and wrong”
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The Bangladesh Premier League’s (BPL) anti-corruption tribunal has announced that they are disgusted with the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Anti-Corruption and Security Unit’s (ACSU) decision to let a match that was thought to be fixed go ahead.
“The ICC cannot give that guarantee in any event because they are different from the people who would put him in prison”
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Former New Zealand batsman Lou Vincent has not made any “deal” with the International Cricket Council (ICC) in return for revealing information on 12 county matches he believed to be fixed and of players involved in match-fixing, according to his lawyer Chris Morris.
The ECB have already charged Vincent with 14 offences
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Former New Zealand batsman Lou Vincent has announced that he expects to be hit with more corruption charges after the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) charged him with match-fixing.
