ICC issues chargesheets to Butt, Akmal

Test captain Salman Butt and stumper batsman Kamran Akmal have been chargesheeted by the International Cricket Council (ICC), after it received unsatisfactory replies on the show-cause notices served to the players last month.

Hameed denies tabloid revelations

Categorically denying the startling match-fixing allegations he had previously made against his Pakistan teammates in a conversation with an undercover reporter from ‘the News of the World’, opener Yasir Hameed has claimed that the he was tricked by the tabloid into giving the statements and was later offered money and a British passport for not denying the story.

Pakistan win against Somerset, but down to 11

Pakistan were stretched in their only warm-up match before the Twenty20 and One-Day International (ODI) series against England, and the first match since the team was engulfed in the betting scandal, but managed to register an eight-run victory against southwest county Somerset at the County Ground in Taunton.

Asif’s ex hands over match-fixing proof to ICC

Veena Malik, Pakistani cricketer Mohammad Asif’s ex-girlfriend and an actress/model, has handed over “proof” of his suspected links with Indian bookies to an official of the ICC’s Anti-Corruption Unit.

England players don’t want to play tainted Pak trio

The England team have called for the three Pakistan players — Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir — accused of match-fixing, to be dropped from the ODI and T20 series to avoid the remaining tour between the two teams from becoming a “sideshow” to the murky spot-fixing scandal that has rocked world cricket.

Match Fixing: ICC may suspend 4 Pak players

The match-fixing scandal that has rocked Pakistan cricket grew in proportion on Monday, with reports emerging of more games being rigged, prompting a shocked cricketing fraternity to demand life bans on guilty players.

This game a reminder that you have to work hard for a test match: Strauss

England may have beaten Pakistan by nine wickets to win the second Test with more than a day to spare and taken their tally of consecutive test wins to six in a row, but home captain Andrew Strauss insisted the result didn’t tell the story of the match.

England complete comprehensive victory, lead series 2-0

England captain Andrew Strauss survived some anxious momnents, being dropped as many as three times, to guide his team to a comprehensive nine wicket win against Pakistan on the fourth day of the second Test at Edgbaston here on Monday.

Haider keeps Pakistan afloat

Debutant Zulqarnain Haider kept England at bay with a superb 88 as Pakistan restored some pride in the second Test at Edgbaston on Sunday.

Pakistan not depending on Yousuf: Mohammad Asif

Pakistan are confident that the recalled batsman Mohammad Yousuf will be availaible for selection in the second test against England starting at Edgbaston on Friday but fast bowler Mohammad Asif believed that the team is not counting on the comeback man for inspiration.

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