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    Cool Shane Warne: Ban match fixers for life


    Australian cricket great Shane Warne has called for life bans to be imposed on players found guilty of fixing or conspiring to manipulate matches.

    "If it is true and they have been found (guilty of) match-fixing and throwing games and spot betting with the no-balls and stuff, if that's the case they should be thrown out,'' Warne told reporters on Thursday.

    "It's as simple as that. I don't think there should be any other way to do it.

    "If it's fixed by players, they should be banned for life. Anyone who's involved should be thrown out."

    Source: Cricket: Ban match fixers for life says Warne - Cricket - NZ Herald News

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    Top ten cricket scoundrels

    8 - Shane Warne and Mark Waugh

    The Australian pair were implicated in shenanigans when they admitted having given information to an Indian bookmaker during a tour of Sri Lanka in 1994.

    The players were fined by the Australian Cricket Board in 1995 - but officials covered it up until it became public three years later, fearing a backlash because of the explosive nature of the issue.

    Reports varied on how much the pair received, ranging from A$2500 to A$15,000.

    In 1995, Warne, Waugh and spinner Tim May claimed Pakistan captain Salim Malik had offered them bribes ahead of a test in Karachi in 1994, adding to the ACB's acute embarrassment.

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    Pakistan 'corruption' trio charged and suspended by ICC





    ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat on the corruption charges



    The three Pakistan cricketers accused of corruption have been charged with various offences by the International Cricket Council (ICC). Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir are set to be questioned again by police over allegations deliberate no-balls were bowled against England.
    The ICC charges relate to "alleged irregular behaviour" in the fourth Test at Lord's last Thursday and Friday.
    Provisionally suspended, the trio now have 14 days to appeal.
    Asif and Amir are alleged to have bowled three no-balls at pre-determined times to facilitate betting coups after a "middle-man" was reported to have accepted £150,000 from an undercover reporter from the News of the World, who published the story on Sunday.

    "We will not tolerate corruption in cricket - simple as that," said ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat.


    We will not tolerate corruption in cricket - simple as that. It is important, however, that we do not pre-judge the guilt of these three players



    ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat

    "We must be decisive with such matters and if proven, these offences carry serious penalties up to a life ban.
    "The ICC will do everything possible to keep such conduct out and we will stop at nothing to protect the sport's integrity.
    "While we believe the problem is not widespread, we must always be vigilant.

    "It is important, however, that we do not pre-judge the guilt of these three players. That is for the independent tribunal alone to decide."

    Butt, Asif and Amir have been officially notified of the offences they are alleged to have committed.

    Any player ultimately found to be guilty of committing an offence under the code would be subject to the sanctions described in the ICC's Anti-Corruption Code for Players and Player Support Personnel.

    That could mean upholding the player's indefinite ban with the possibility, at the discretion of an independent tribunal, of additional fines.

    Details of the date of the tribunal hearing are still to be finalised.
    The BBC's sports editor David Bond said the action taken by the ICC was "decisive and unexpected".

    He added: "There is still a police investigation going on and those players will go back to Scotland Yard to be re-interviewed by them [on Friday]. We could eventually get criminal charges.
    "The ICC clearly understands that cricket's credibility is at stake with this whole affair and they had to move swiftly to save the sport's reputation."

    More details about the charges are expected to be released at an ICC press conference on Friday, our correspondent adds.
    West Indies batsman Marlon Samuels recently completed a two-year ban imposed by the ICC after passing on team information to a bookmaker during a one-day series in India in January 2007, although the 29-year-old denies any wrongdoing.
    Earlier on Thursday, Pakistan's High Commissioner Wajid Shamsul Hasan had claimed that the News of the World video allegedly exposing the scandal may have been made after the incident.
    But the BBC learnt that the Metropolitan Police, who are investigating the alleged case and have been working in tandem with the ICC, believe that the video evidence so crucial to the case is authentic.

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    Good to see the ICC has charged these pricks with corruption, albeit a little late. I would have prefered quicker action, and the players involved never given the chance to pull out on their own accord.

    As for the PCB, well, with classic comedy remarks coming from the high commisioner like this
    They are innocent and they are defending their innocence.
    they don't seem to be taking the whole thing seriously.

    The PCB needs to be dismantled and built again from scratch if these cheats are ever going to change...

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    The three named crooks are visiting Scotland Yard for a little chat with plod.

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    Looks like plod found marked notes from the pay off money in the belongings of some of the players. I expect the PCB will claim Indians broke into their rooms to plant the evidence. Better to admit it than this farce, rather like chemical ally saying there were no US troops in Baghdad when they could be seen behind him.

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    ^50,000 pounds was found in captain butt's bag. He said it was for his sisters wedding!!

    that's almost as good as the high commisioner saying that the reason the 3 crooks will not finish the tour is because it is all a set up by the media, and they feel very traumatized by the accusations!

    I think comments like this mean the corruption goes up further than we know. I remember thinking how strange it was that the president of Pakistan hand picked his person of choice to be in charge of the PCB when he took office.

    Just how high does the corruption go? Pakistanis can be so shameless in this regard..
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    As bad as the Thais, if not worse

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    Mr Hasan cast doubt on the News of the World's undercover video evidence when pushed by Dovaston.
    "Were the videos timed, were they dated... do you have the answers to these questions?" he asked.
    Dovaston asked: "Are you saying these players have been set up?"
    Mr Hasan replied: "Yes, I would say that."



    The News of the World dismissed his claims as "ludicrous", adding in a statement: "Watch this space."
    I'm absolutely loving this. Can't wait to see them twist the knife!



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    Haroon Lorgat, the ICC's chief executive, spoke to Cricinfo on the process that led to the suspension of the three Pakistan players linked to the spot-fixing allegations during the Lord's Test.

    Is this the biggest scandal cricket has faced since the Hansie Cronje revelations?

    In terms of corruption, yes. Corruption is a dangerous thing, any form of it.

    What specifically led you to suspend the players?

    As we said, we were busy working and formulating our understanding of all of the issues that had transpired, all the allegations that had been made, and connecting all the dots. We needed to be pretty certain that we could formulate a charge before we could provisionally suspend the players. We were putting all the facts together while we were assessing our position.

    What did you try to impress upon the PCB?

    Earlier in the week, [we urged them] to do the right thing, which was to not select the players because there were just too many allegations, too much speculation and the public would not have confidence in the players. They [the players] needed the opportunity to clear themselves, so we were throughout the course of the week trying to impress upon them to do the right thing and not involve them in the remainder of the tour, for their own sake. And then on Wednesday night, Mr [Ijaz] Butt was quoted as saying that they were available to play. We realised that if that was indeed the case, we needed to move quicker. We worked quite hard to complete what we needed to do. We were surprised the next morning when they announced the non-selection, but by then we had progressed to a point completing our work.

    Ijaz Butt kept reiterating that the players would not be suspended pending inquiries. What caused the change of mind in the space of 12 hours?

    Again, when we met with him, we impressed upon him the need to protect the players on one hand, and to protect the integrity of the game on the other hand. The right thing would be to not avail those players for selection.

    What was the ECB's stance throughout all of this?

    The ECB were of a similar mindset, that they should not be involved in the series. I'm sure their concerns would have revolved around the public support [for the limited-over series] which would have been their primary concern. I am not sure if their commercial partners were impressing anything upon them.

    Were the ICC concerned that sponsors would have pulled out if you had allowed the players to continue being in the series?

    I would always do what is the right thing. We would not take any actions if we did not have sufficient claims, we would have to manage commercial partners. On the other hand, the right thing to do is to charge the players because we have got sufficient evidence. So I would always try and do the right thing.

    They are still allegations at present, but if proven guilty, what is the ICC thinking in way of possible sanctions?

    I would not like to pre-determine their guilt nor pre-determine what sanctions are appropriate. We would not tolerate any kind of corruption in this sport.

    Who will the independent panel comprise of?

    My understanding is we have got a panel of commissioners and there would be a selection from there. The chairman of the Code of Conduct commissioners is Michael Beloff QC. The players have 14 days to consider the charges and respond. It is after that we would move into the remit of determining. The players might decide to confess - who knows what, there is a criminal investigation today. That may or may not have a bearing so it is premature to determine whether there is guilt or not, what sort of sanction is appropriate or not. It is too early.

    You said you wanted to do the right thing. If the crime is severe would you not rule out a life ban?

    I would not rule out any sort of punishment. It is dependent on what the findings are.

    What are the long-term plans?

    We must separate individual players, their misdemeanour or not. We must separate them from the Pakistan team and Pakistan board. If individuals have transgressed in any way, we deal with individuals. As far as Pakistan, and the system in Pakistan is concerned, nothing has changed in our view that they shouldn't continue to play international cricket.

    Although the ACSU has done well to curb the malaise of match-fixing in the decade after Hansie Cronje confessed his crime, corruption is once again on the resurgence. Are you concerned?

    Not long after I got into the ICC, we reminded all of the members, all of the players that we simply cannot get complacent. With the advent of Twenty20 we have raised that awareness. We don't feel what some people are suggesting because we know that we will have to remain vigilant. All those reports about players about approaches (from bookies) that is through the education process, through the awareness that we create. Those players were not disclosing those approaches. So in my view it was somewhat unfair criticism of the ACSU. In fact if you listen to some credible , independent people, they acknowledge what the ICC is doing in fighting corruption in cricket. Sports Illustrated said the other day that baseball should have something like the ACSU on board.

    Given that the ACSU is largely deployed under the ICC banner, what about cricket like the IPL and the proliferation of T20 events? Paul Condon said Twenty20 is the biggest challenge to the integrity of the game, should the ICC re-think its decision to deploy the ACSU only when asked for?

    Do you mean being involved or deploying the ACSU in IPL? I would say we have the responsibility to assist members in so far as ensuring that corruption is not ongoing in their leagues. Because if starts at the domestic level, it will permeate the entire game.

    What is the ICC's view on the PCB? Given the track record in match-fixing allegations, surely, the ICC needs to be more stringent and possibly slap some punitive action against them?

    You cannot work on the basis of allegations and perceptions. We got to be factual about it. Unless there is hard evidence we cannot proceed. Don't forget the governance structure we have got: Pakistan Cricket Board, like every other member board, is autonomous. They have got the responsibility to look after their affairs. Unless they request our assistance in a direct fashion to get involved we cannot go there and do what you are suggesting.

    With the ICC's wide reach and expertise don't you think you can help the PCB bolster its structure to make players, particularly those from outside usually traditional backgrounds, aware of potential dangers in the game?

    We will be very willing to assist any member. But as I said earlier we can offer but it must be accepted. We cannot demand.

    Given the Majeed case, shouldn't there be a process through which legitimate player agents are authorised and bonafides established?

    Yes. I understand in England for example the players' association accredits agents. We always would look to see where we can improve the protocols. And if it is becoming apparent that agents are a challenge to deal with, we might have to find some accreditation system that we might need to put in place.

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    ^^ heads will start rolling soon


    watch them squirm!!!

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    don't BET on it , wait for the race card to come out ..

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    Quote Originally Posted by Poo and Pee
    Just how high does the corruption go? Pakistanis can be so shameless in this regard..
    No shame there... crickets second to corrutpion in Paki land and corruption that's their real number one national sport!

    You're now seeing them playing the victim not to mention the race cards sure to be coming out next!

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    I just saw a video of Pakistan opening batsman, Yasir Hameed on tonights news. He was filmed by an undercover reporter telling how Pakistan players have been throwing games for years now, and how many players are crooks.

    I think the time for Pakistan to quit the denials and blame shifting if they want to keep any face they have left - if they have any.

    So what should be the punishment?

    Personally, I will never be made a fool of again and watch another cricket game involving Pakistan, but punishment for damaging the game so much should be as follows.

    1. All players involved should be banned for life. And if they have been throwing entire testmatches, as it seems they have, then ban the entire team - regretfully, including Amid, the 18 year old wiz kid. Punishment needs to deter future players and be harsh.

    2. The PCB should be dismantled and built again from scratch as a tranparent corruption free organisation. It's currently corrupt to the core and is filled will dishonest selfish cnuts.

    3. Ban Pakistan from world cricket for 5 years from all world cricket. This will give them time to build a new team and the PCB ......and give them time to ponder their crimes. If they come back, and make trouble again, then ban Pakistan forever.


    It's just not cricket at all...
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    Agree with all you say but as long as gambling is allowed in any sport, greed will come into play.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Poo and Pee
    The PCB should be dismantled and built again from scratch as a tranparent corruption free organisation.
    They'd never allow foreigners to run cricket in Pakistan.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Poo and Pee
    The PCB should be dismantled and built again from scratch as a tranparent corruption free organisation.
    They'd never allow foreigners to run cricket in Pakistan.
    Unless it was a trusted third party funneling the cash to their offshore accounts, of course.


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    Matches are scripted like movies: Latif

    this puts cricket about level with WWF wrestling . . .

    Matches are scripted like movies: Latif
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    MATCH-FIXING whistleblower Rashid Latif has claimed there are players from all Test nations involved in spot-fixing and says some matches are scripted ''like movies''.

    The former Pakistan captain, who played 37 Tests and 166 one-day internationals and, at one stage, announced his retirement in protest over match-fixing suspicions on the 1994 tour of Zimbabwe, says the sport faces a major fight to rid itself of a seedy underbelly exposed in the recent sting involving three Pakistan players in the series in England.

    The allegations have further raised suspicions that Australia's miraculous Test win against Pakistan at the SCG in January and its Twenty20 victory against Pakistan at the MCG were also tainted.

    ''It is widely believed that only Pakistani players are involved in this practice [spot-fixing], but I have seen it all very closely and I can easily say that players from every country do it,'' Latif said.

    ''There are clever ways to manipulate the game and maximise profits if players are involved.

    ''For example, some cricket matches have been scripted, like movies or plays, where it is decided that so many runs are to be scored in the first session of a Test, or how many in a certain over, and so on.''

    The International Cricket Council has suspended indefinitely Pakistan's Salman Butt, Mohammad Aamer and Mohammad Asif after the players were accused of being involved in a spot-fixing scandal involving three pre-arranged no-balls in the recent Lord's Test against England.

    The agent of the three players, Mazhar Majeed, is alleged to be the fixer.

    It emerged last night that a fourth player, fast bowler Wahab Riaz, may also be implicated. British police are set to interview Riaz, who bowled two wides and eight no-balls in the Lord's Test. Riaz was playing in just his second Test.

    The Riaz development has come just days since opening batsman Yasir Hameed claimed to an undercover reporter that the SCG Test was fixed for illegal bookmaking syndicates.

    Wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal, who dropped four catches in that match, is also on the radar of the ICC's anti-corruption and security unit.

    Latif, who testified against disgraced former Pakistan captain Salim Malik in the 1998 Qayyum commission investigation, said the greater awareness of spot-fixing in recent years had cast doubt on several matches.

    The former wicketkeeper mentioned the dismissals in a Test of two Australian batsmen, claiming: ''I am not saying that both players were involved in spot-fixing, but the sequence of events was enough to create a doubt in my mind.''

    The Age has withheld the names and the match in question for legal reasons.

    ''I want to say that a player is called a cheat only when he is caught, otherwise nobody points a finger at him, and believe me 50 per cent of the players fall in this category,'' Latif said.

    ''I was an average player, yet I was offered money for wrongdoings and I brought it into the knowledge of the ICC.''

    When pressed for more names, Latif declined to expand, citing legal reasons.

    In a bid to strengthen dressing-room regulations, Latif has called for all laptop computers to be banned.

    Computers are now very much a tactical weapon as they are used to plot all deliveries to help batsmen and bowlers.

    ''Now another point of concern for me is the presence of a laptop in the dressing rooms with internet connection, which is mostly used by a coach,'' he said.

    ''The laptop with internet connection should not be allowed in the dressing room, because players can use it for betting on their wickets.''

    Latif also questioned what he believes are discrepancies in the reported betting on this year's Sydney Test, believing if the match had been fixed, then Majeed - at the centre of the alleged controversy - would have bet and collected more than the $1.8 million reportedly pocketed from Pakistan's stunning defeat.

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    I'm all for scripted cricket matches myself. So who do we bribe?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Poo and Pee
    The PCB should be dismantled and built again from scratch as a tranparent corruption free organisation.
    They'd never allow foreigners to run cricket in Pakistan.
    They already do M, Indians run Paki cricket.

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    If this is true, they deserve to be kicked out forever..


    By BRIAN FLYNN

    Published: Today
    CRICKET chiefs launched an investigation during England's one-day match against Pakistan yesterday amid fears it was fixed by an illegal betting syndicate.
    The International Cricket Council acted after a Sun probe exposed evidence apparently showing that bookies knew details of Pakistan's innings BEFORE the match even began.

    Incredibly, it comes after three Pakistani stars had already been sent home in disgrace amid claims of match-fixing.

    The new investigation will centre on suspicious scoring patterns in Pakistan's innings and on two suspect overs during yesterday's match at The Oval.

    Illegal bookies in India and Dubai apparently knew in advance what would happen so they could launch a betting coup.

    But The Sun's undercover team was able to pass details to ICC inspectors before the match began.

    Cricket chiefs then watched as Pakistan's score mirrored the target that bookies had been told in advance by a fixer.

    It is not thought that the overall result was fixed, only scoring rates in parts of Pakistan's innings. Pakistan eventually won by 23 runs.

    The scandal centres on whether the match was manipulated by underground bookies to cash in on a popular bet among punters in India, where betting is illegal.

    Gamblers like to bet on how many runs will be scored in each ten-over session of an innings.

    Bookies cash in by knowing in advance what will happen, then offering odds that tempt punters to back the wrong result - or by placing bets with other bookies backing what they know will happen.

    The dramatic probe began after The Sun received details of calls between a notorious Dubai-based match fixer and a Delhi bookie.

    We alerted ICC corruption busters led by ex-police chief Sir Ronnie Flanagan. After a frantic round of calls the ICC decided to issue a general warning to Pakistan's players, but by then the game had started.

    The Sun is withholding details of the alleged fix while the investigation continues - but we can reveal that horrified ICC chiefs launched their investigation before the Pakistan innings had even finished. The probe centres on an individual within the team camp who is believed to be the ringleader, taking money from bookies and ensuring their orders are carried out.

    ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat last night thanked The Sun for its investigation and pledged tough action on any players found guilty.

    The Sun can reveal the ICC is also investigating whether the same cartel rigged a Test between Pakistan and Australia in July after allegedly paying players £700,000.

    Pakistan's Test captain Salman Butt, 25, and bowlers Mohammad Asif, 27, and Mohammad Amir, 18, flew home after the News of the World revealed no-balls were deliberately sent down in the Lord's Test. Wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal is also under investigation. All deny any wrongdoing.

    http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...ix-claims.html

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    Pakistan upset about fresh claims

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    The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has accused the world governing body of mishandling fresh corruption allegations levelled against the national team following the third one-day international against England.

    It called for further details after International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive Haroon Lorgat said Friday's match was being investigated following information from a British newspaper alleging a suspicious scoring pattern in Pakistan's innings.

    "The PCB is extremely perturbed by the recent allegations of corruption in the third ODI between England and Pakistan," a PCB statement said.

    "PCB regrets the way these allegations have been handled as being a full member of ICC it only came to know through media that investigations will be conducted by ICC. PCB feels that ICC should repose more confidence in its members."

    The PCB said it had asked the ICC to provide more details about allegations in The Sun newspaper that bookmakers knew details about Pakistan's innings before the match began. Pakistan won the third game in the five-match series by 23 runs.

    An England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) statement said chairman Giles Clarke had written to the ICC seeking assurances it had no evidence which could result in charges or suspensions to players in the current series.

    The series concludes with matches at Lord's on Monday and Southampton on Wednesday.

    "No substantive evidence has been shared with ECB or PCB at this stage," the statement said after a board meeting on Saturday.

    "The ECB board noted the ICC is not stating as fact that anything untoward has occurred nor has yet been proven in relation to the third ODI between England and Pakistan."

    "Until ICC substantiate that any allegations are correct no further action can be taken."

    More at Pakistan upset about fresh claims | Stuff.co.nz

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    And today's cricket results: Sussex beat Pakistan by 5 wickets at Hove on October 14th.

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    Ijaz Butt accuses England of accepting money to lose Pakistan match
    19 Sep 2010: The Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ijaz Butt has claimed England's players accepted money to lose the third one-day international against Pakistan

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    The gloves are off now!!

    I can hear them grumbling at lords all the way here down under!!

    Ijaz Butt is treating this true Pakistan politician style - lose the election so cry it was rigged to keep a grip on power.

    Don't think it will go down very well with the ECB or ICC though.

    Bye bye Pakistan cricket...

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    Claiming and the producton of evidence are quite unconnected.

    Slander/libel are words that spring to mind concerning this unscrupulous character.

    One has to say, would these cricketers, much under the spotlight in recent weeks really accept cash for deliberately altering the outcome of a match? Many would say improbable given the circumstances.

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    Quote Originally Posted by harrybarracuda View Post
    And today's cricket results: Sussex beat Pakistan by 5 wickets at Hove on October 14th.
    all very well, but do you know how many runs will be scored between overs 6 and 10? That's where the money is!

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