Strauss says Match fixing is a cancer for cricket

Strauss says Match fixing is a cancer for cricket

England captain Andrew Strauss has described the latest match-fixing scandal as "a cancer in the game" of cricket.

"Every one of these allegations hurts the game of cricket more. Every cricketer in the world has received a short, sharp slap in the face about where this game is at the moment and where it needs to go in the future," The Sun quoted Strauss, as saying.

"We must try to iron out these allegations because they are a cancer that can spread and devalue the game," he added.


"If these things are proved, then it will make me think whether games were strictly as I saw them. I can understand people being reluctant to pay to watch matches now. The allegations have overshadowed the cricket, but we realize our responsibility as players is to get out on the pitch and play well," Strauss said.

"Despite these allegations, I maintain that cricket generally is a very clean sport. I don't worry for the future of the game of cricket. It has survived many controversies over the years," he added.

England: Strauss (captain), Davies (wicketkeeper), Trott, Collingwood, Morgan, Bopara, Yardy, Bresnan, Swann, Broad, Anderson.

Pakistan: Shahzaib Hasan, Kamran Akmal (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Yousuf, Fawad Alam, Umar Akmal, Shahid Afridi (captain), Abdur Razzaq, Umar Gul, Saeed Ajmal, Shoaib Akhtar, Mohammad Irfan.

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Hayden says Players must reject corruption

Hayden says Players must reject corruption

Former Australian opening batsman Matthew Hayden has called on the cricket fraternity to resolve in order to weed out the corrupt practices like match-fixing from the game.

"If governments can't control illegal gambling then what chance has a small organisation like the ICC got of making an impact on the global footprint of gambling.

"The only way that you can build integrity into the sport is if players and administrators make the choice to reject corruption and choose integrity," Hayden told The Australian.

"There is no other way. The decision has to be made by those in the trenches and those on the front line because there is not enough resources to do anything different," the left-hander added.

International cricket has been rocked by a spot fixing scandal with Pakistan captain Salman Butt and pacer duo of Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamir's roles in the recent Lord's Test against England coming under investigation by the Scotland Yard and ICC.

The ICC has also sent an official notice to Pakistan wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal telling him that he is under probe for allegedly fixing the Sydney Test.

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ICC sends official notice to Kamran Akmal

ICC sends official notice to Kamran Akmal

The International Cricket Council has sent an official notice to Pakistan wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal telling him that is under investigation for allegedly fixing the Sydney Test.

"Only months after clearing the Pakistan team of any wrongdoing in relation to the controversial Test, the ICC has written to Kamran to advise him he is now in their crosshairs for the Sydney debacle," a report in the 'Courier Mail' said.

Kamran had dropped four catches in the Sydney Test where Australia won the match from a losing position, rasing doubts of match-fixing. The ICC then investigated the matter and gave a clean chit to him.


"ICC investigators have re-opened the SCG case and fingered Kamran as their primary suspect. But investigations aren't moving at a fast pace, with the NSW Fraud Squad yesterday revealing they had received no contact from Scotland Yard detectives or the ICC," the report said.

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