'Spot-fixing' in Ashes Test at Perth? No fixing evidence, says ICC
Perth Test
Britain's Sun newspaper on Wednesday in its report said two bookies had offered to sell the newspaper details of today's Perth Test between Australia and England declaring periods of play had been rigged for millions of pounds.
A day after a British tabloid levelled spot-fixing charge on the Ashes Test currently underwayat Perth, the International Cricket Council(ICC) said it did not think the match has been compromised.
TheSun on Wednesday in its report had said two bookies had offered to sell the newspaper details of today's Perth Test between Australia and England declaring periods of play had been rigged for millions of pounds.
The newspaper said two individuals asked for 140,000 pounds to "spot-fix", calling the players "puppets". The newspaper reported that the two individuals claimed to be working with a fixer in Australia known as "the silent man".
Alex Marshall, ICC General Manager Anti-Corruption said in a statement: "From my initial assessment of the material, there is no evidence, either from the Sun or via our own intelligence, to suggest the current Test match has been corrupted."
"At this stage of the investigation, there is no indication that any players in this test have been in contact with the alleged fixers," Marshall added.
The two individuals in the Sun report allegedly were Indians with close links to cricket establishment in India. The tabloid said it had filmed the two men secretly at hotels in Dubai and Delhi.
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One of the individuals in the report said rates could be fixed from 1 crore to 5 crores. The newspaper said the Indians bragged about their links to the Twenty20 leagues in Australia's Big Bash and the lucrative Indian Premier League(IPL).
A spokesman for Cricket Australia said the body took "a zero-tolerance approach against anybody trying to bring the game into disrepute".
"Cricket Australia will co-operate fully with any ICC Anti-Corruption Unit investigation," the spokesman said.
"Australian cricket has a long-standing, proactive approach to sports integrity management. Players are able to report any suspicions they have on a confidential basis and in the past there has been a strong Australian player culture to do so," the spokesman said.
The ECB said: "We are aware of these allegations and there is no suggestion that any of the England team is involved in any way."