Vincent allegedly admitted that he agreed to fix a county match for £40,000
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Former New Zealand batsman Lou Vincent has reportedly identified 12 county matches that were fixed, according to the Daily Mail.
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“We have kept losing and I haven’t been able to turn it around”
Alastair Cook has hinted that he may step down as England’s ODI captain after Australia took an unassailable 3-0 lead in the ongoing five-match series.
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“The position we got to, we’d have liked to win the game and be part of the best Test match ever”
South Africa batsman Faf du Plessis has revealed that he knew right from the get go that his match-saving innings of 134 in the first Test against India in Johannesburg would be much harder than his fabulous unbeaten knock of 110 against Australia in the second Test in Adelaide in November 2012.
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Watson scored his fourth Test century
Australia closed in on regaining the Ashes for the first time in five years thanks to a magnificent century by all-rounder Shane Watson and some fantastic all-round bowling as well.
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Boult recorded his maiden ten-wicket haul
New Zealand left-arm pace bowler Trent Boult registered his maiden ten-wicket haul as the Black Caps won their first Test match of 2013 after thrashing the West Indies by an innings and 73 runs on the third day of the second Test in Wellington.
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“We have been aware of this investigation for a number of months and we are shocked and surprised by the allegations”
The International Cricket Council (ICC) have confirmed that their Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) are investigating a number of former New Zealand players for match and spot-fixing.
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“I’m not sure being older makes it easier but I think having played the other formats, in terms of with crowd build-up, media stuff, that will be a little bit easier to handle”
Australia Twenty20 captain George Bailey is highly used to preparing for limited overs series, but after being included in the country’s Ashes squad for the first time in his career, the 31-year-old has admitted that the “build-up is going to be completely different”.
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“It was an important moment in the game because, let’s be honest, if Belly and I hadn’t put on those runs, we wouldn’t have won the Test match”
England pace bowler Stuart Broad has insisted that he did the right thing by standing his ground and refusing to walk during the first Ashes Test at Trent Bridge this summer, even though he knew he had edged the ball.
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Du Plessis has been identified as the fielder who was tampering with the ball
Following allegations that South Africa tampered with the ball during day three of the second Test against Pakistan in Dubai, Proteas wicketkeeper batsman AB de Villiers has defended his side, stating that “we are not a team that scratches the ball”.
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“To be playing in an era in which we have won it three times in a row, I sometimes find hard to believe”
England off-spinner Graeme Swann has admitted that “sometimes I have to pinch myself that I’m playing in an era like this” since Australia used to dominate every Ashes series he watched as a young boy.
