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Chappell believes every team has fallen victim to the match-fixing bug
Former Australia captain Ian Chappell has announced that match-fixing in cricket today is much more rife that what it used to be as bookies are finding it easier to corrupt players, especially during many of the domestic Twenty20 tournaments.
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Rambukwella mistook the cabin door for the toilet
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) are currently investigating an incident where one of their A-team players, Ramith Rambukwella, tried to open an aeroplane’s cabin doors while the flight was 35,000 feet in the air after mistaking it for the toilet.
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Warner remains confident that this latest controversy will not derail his hopes of becoming captain
Australia opening batsman David Warner has high hopes for the future, with one of his major plans revolving around taking over the captaincy from Michael Clarke.
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Australia have widely been regarded as the underdogs heading into this year’s Ashes series
Australia national selector John Buchanan has admitted that England hold the edge going into the first leg of the back-to-back Ashes series later on this year since the national team has been deeply scarred by the numerous controversies they have been involved in lately.
The ICC are concerned that bookies are now attempting to fix county games
England county side Sussex have confirmed that some of their players were approached by a bookie to fix their CB40 match against Kent in 2011.
Both Asif and Butt’s hearings are scheduled to take place next February
The Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) have confirmed that disgraced Pakistan pace bowler Mohammad Asif and batsman Salman Butt will appeal against their International Cricket Council (ICC) bans for match-fixing and the hearing is scheduled to take place next February.
