Spot-fixing is the real threat not match-fixing, says Sir Ronnie Flanagan
Cricket has long feared a repeat of the shocking admissions by South African captain Hansie Cronje a decade ago that he agreed to fix matches for profit.
from: The Mail
posted: 2010-09-04 23:24:32
England captain Paul Collingwood says players must speak up on match-fixing
On the eve of first Twenty20 match against Pakistan since the spot-fixing allegations, Paul Collingwood says there have always been rumours, but never hard evidence.
from: The Mail
posted: 2010-09-04 23:23:45
Yasir Hameed: My Pakistan team-mates were trying to fix almost every match
Pakistan players were accused last night of trying to fix 'almost every match' as batsman Yasir Hameed was claimed to have broken ranks and made allegations against team-mates.
from: The Mail
posted: 2010-09-04 23:21:34
Butt of all the critics – or the devil incarnate?
Until a week ago, Salman Butt was simply another cricketer. He had good days and bad days, had never quite fulfilled himself as a batsman and had entered our collective consciousness this summer only because of the determined dignity he appeared to bring to the captaincy of Pakistan, a position to which he was elevated because they had run out of options.
from: The Independent
posted: 2010-09-04 23:00:01
The Last Word: India should fix itself not fixate on Pakistan
India and Pakistan have for decades been the most vigorous of rivals. Since each was created when British India was hastily torn apart in 1947, these neighbours have fiercely contested actual wars, sporting clashes and the broader struggle for global influence. In each of these arenas, at least in more recent years, it is India that has usually come off the better.
from: The Independent
posted: 2010-09-04 23:00:01
England look to revive spirit of the Caribbean
The Twenty20 champions of the world are at last in action again today. England, unexpected but thrilling winners in the West Indies in May, will play their immediate predecessors as champions, Pakistan.
from: The Independent
posted: 2010-09-04 23:00:01
On the Front Foot: Shah's abrupt dismissal leaves Middlesex's middle in a muddle
Almost disappearing under the radar last week – a splendid time to bury bad news – was Middlesex's decision to sack Owais Shah. The story was revived only by the club's crass handling of the affair. It was leaked under embargo to a newspaper which then broke the embargo, both events taking place before Shah himself had been informed. A grovelling apology was issued later on behalf of the club by the PR chap who leaked the information, but it was inexcusably shabby treatment of a batsman who has been with the club for 16 years. The decision to release him seems pretty odd, too. Less than a year ago Shah played one of the great one-day innings for England in Centurion, 98 from 89 balls, which effectively launched their one-day revival. At Middlesex he has had a lean season by his standards, although he is their leading run-scorer in both forms of limited-overs cricket. Last year he was top of their first-class averages. Angus Fraser, the county's managing director of cricket, said the team needed freshening up. In recent years Middlesex have already lost from their batting order, while still in their prime, Ed Joyce, Nick Compton, Ed Smith, Jamie Dalrymple and Billy Godleman. Still, they have re-signed Eoin Morgan, whose international duties will keep him away for much of the summer (all of it if he nails down a Test spot). But Shah will be available all season.
from: The Independent
posted: 2010-09-04 23:00:01
Pietersen fights fire with fire to steal show
Kevin Pietersen enjoyed some much-needed time in the middle at Hove yesterday as he searched for form ahead of the winter Ashes tour, scoring a brisk 116 off 105 balls for his new county, Surrey.
from: The Independent
posted: 2010-09-04 23:00:01
Fourth Pakistan cricketer comes under investigation for alleged match fixing
A fourth Pakistan cricketer is under investigation by the sport's world governing body over alleged match-rigging, it has been reported. The unnamed player joins team captain Salman Butt and bowlers Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir as the subjects of an International Cricket Council investigation.
from: The Independent
posted: 2010-09-04 23:00:01
Fresh allegations leave Twenty20 under a cloud
The Twenty20 champions of the world are at last in action again today. Or that is the intention. England, unexpected but thrilling winners of the event in the West Indies in May, are expected to play their immediate predecessors as champions, Pakistan.
from: The Independent
posted: 2010-09-04 23:00:01
