THE England and Wales Cricket board have threatened Ijaz Butt with legal action after he claimed that English players received “huge amounts of money” to lose the third one-day international against Pakistan.

I NEVER seem able to place the kind of bets that are apparently available if you’re a follower of international cricket.

Pakistan must try to level their NatWest International Twenty20 series against England tomorrow, despite still having to contend with a crisis which refuses to go away.

PAKISTAN’S limited-overs captain Shahid Afridi last night described Yasir Hameed as having the mental age of an adolescent.

Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamer have been provisionally suspended by the International Cricket Council.

Four Pakistan cricketers accused of involvement in an alleged betting scam may be asked to withdraw from the remainder of the team’s tour of England and Wales while the investigation continues.

The Pakistani cricket team ploughed on with their British tour today, dogged by accusations of match-fixing, after the man at the centre of the alleged plot was bailed by police.

The man at the centre of match-fixing allegations involving the Pakistan cricket team was last night bailed without charge.

ENGLAND’s cricket series victory yesterday over Pakistan was marred by allegations that their opponents were involved in match-fixing.