Was Sydney test (Australia vs Pakistan, Jan 2010) fixed?

[vamos_rafa]

Ponting fears Aussies’ Sydney milestones would be ‘tainted’

Australian captain Ricky Ponting on Monday said if the match-fixing slur on his team’s Sydney Test win over Pakistan is proved right, all individual milestones by his players in that game would be “tainted“. Reacting to the claims by a bookie Mazhar Majeed, who was arrested and later released on bail in London following a sting operation that implicated seven Pakistani players including skipper Salman Butt, Ponting said he has been left stunned. But the Aussie skipper insisted that he never suspected anything fishy during the 36-run win over Pakistan in January in a match, which saw nine wickets of the visiting side fall for 89 runs. “Not at the time, no, I had no idea about anything like that at all,” Ponting told ‘ABC Radio’ “The way we won was one of the more satisfying moments that I’ve had on the cricket field. And now when some of these things come to light is when you start to slightly doubt some of the things that have happened. It’s not up to us to worry about that anyway,” he added. But after the sting, Ponting said he fears the individual efforts by his players to notch that unlikely win would stand tainted. “The thing that I’m most worried about if any of this is proven to be true is some of the individual performances that took place in that game,” he said. “You look at Mike Hussey’s second innings hundred and Peter Siddle’s batting and the way he was with Mike Hussey that day and Nathan Hauritz taking five wickets on the final day to win us the game. “All of those individual milestones will be tainted as well,” he added. The sting operation, which allegedly exposes the nexus between bookies and Pakistani players such as pacers Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamir and wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal has taken the cricket world by storm. The players in question have had their phones and passports confiscated in London after the Scotland Yard launched an investigation.

http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/article603612.ece

[IKnowU]

:punter: :phehehe: He thought they worked for it.

[Gunner_Mania]

Hussey-Siddle Trott-Broad some great Pakistan bowling some "not so great" batting. Sounds a familiar story doesn't it?

[bhanu]

Hussey-Siddle Trott-Broad some great Pakistan bowling some "not so great" batting. Sounds a familiar story doesn't it?

Yes it does man thx for ponting it out :hysterical:

[Gunner_Mania]

Yes it does man thx for ponting it out :hysterical:

:two_thumbs_up: Any day mate.:eyedance:

[achilles]

So personal milestones are more important to Ricky Ponting than the sanctity of the sport of cricket.

[Ram]

This isn’t just about the opposition wins that now stand tainted. Its also about those numerous wins that Pakistan had, during the reign of guys like Akram, Waqar, Miandad and others. Just imagine, If these guys are audacious enough to say grab a all and shove it into their mouth even as 24 HD cameras are staring at them from every corner of the ground, or casually fix matches with their agent, even as the players themselves AND the agent involved are actually on ICC’s Anti-corruption unit watch-list, only the lord above knows the tactics these guys would have employed in the olden days, when there was barely 2 cameras at the ground and no corruption monitoring agency.

[SachDan]

In the wake of all these fixing allegations, how suspicious is Aamer dropping a sitter at Hobart which helped sob Pwnting to score a double ton ( his lone century in the last one year) and also prolong his career :hmmm:

[SachDan]

Oh wait..it's also under the scanner :punter: Mohammad Aamer's dropped catch off Ricky Ponting in Hobart Test under investigation THE madcap moment when Australian skipper Ricky Ponting had his career saved by a Pakistan blunder will be investigated by cricket's corruption police to examine whether it was part of a betting fix. As cricket's corruption scandal deepened, with more than 80 international matches to be investigated, tainted young fast bowler Mohammad Aamer is coming under focus for dropping Ponting before he scored during January's Hobart Test. Aamer – who has been fingered as a key figure in the Pakistan scam of deliberately bowling no-balls under orders from fixers – was fielding at deep fine leg when he dropped a simple catch from a hook shot by Ponting. Ponting had been having a shocking summer with the bat, and was under pressure for his spot until Aamer's incredible botch-up allowed him to resurrect his career with 209. The scandal is continuing to engulf cricket, with former International Cricket Council boss Malcolm Speed insisting Pakistan must now be tossed out of world cricket and Darren Lehmann calling for Pakistan cheats to be banned. The third Test in Hobart, coming after the Test in Sydney which match-fixer and player manager Mazhar Majeed revealed was rigged, also had another bizarre moment which will be investigated by the ICC. Link :hysterical::hysterical:

[DomainK]

This isn’t just about the opposition wins that now stand tainted. Its also about those numerous wins that Pakistan had, during the reign of guys like Akram, Waqar, Miandad and others. Just imagine, If these guys are audacious enough to say grab a all and shove it into their mouth even as 24 HD cameras are staring at them from every corner of the ground, or casually fix matches with their agent, even as the players themselves AND the agent involved are actually on ICC’s Anti-corruption unit watch-list, only the lord above knows the tactics these guys would have employed in the olden days, when there was barely 2 cameras at the ground and no corruption monitoring agency.

Yeah, one has to wonder how many wickets and matches fell to the vaseline handshake. So much for the powerhouse.

[punjabi_khota]

This isn’t just about the opposition wins that now stand tainted. Its also about those numerous wins that Pakistan had, during the reign of guys like Akram, Waqar, Miandad and others. Just imagine, If these guys are audacious enough to say grab a all and shove it into their mouth even as 24 HD cameras are staring at them from every corner of the ground, or casually fix matches with their agent, even as the players themselves AND the agent involved are actually on ICC’s Anti-corruption unit watch-list, only the lord above knows the tactics these guys would have employed in the olden days, when there was barely 2 cameras at the ground and no corruption monitoring agency.

THATS THE GREATEST LONGEST RUN-ON SENTENCE WRITTEN IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD :finger::finger: :mad: :cantstop: ..god damnit how about some periods ? :mad:

[Ram]

THATS THE GREATEST LONGEST RUN-ON SENTENCE WRITTEN IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD :finger::finger:

Anb thank you for patiently reading it.. :finger::finger::finger:

[achilles]

:giggle:

He's an absolute idol of Selfishness. Was his opinion even sort?

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Fresh photos of Pak players with Majeed emerge in Aus daily Suspicions that the Australia-Pakistan Sydney Test could have been fixed, is bound to get stronger with a newspaper in Melbourne splashing a picture of some Pakistani cricketers with alleged bookie Mazhar Majeed, who is at the center of a spot-fixing scandal that has rocked the game. More... Fresh photos of Pak players with Majeed emerge in Aus daily September 06, 2010 Suspicions that the Australia-Pakistan Sydney Test could have been fixed, is bound to get stronger with a newspaper in Melbourne splashing a picture of some Pakistani cricketers with alleged bookie Mazhar Majeed, who is at the center of a spot-fixing scandal that has rocked the game. The Australian newspaper printed a picture of Majeed, who was arrested and later released on bail following a sting operation exposing his involvement in a betting ring in London, with Pakistani cricketers. The picture shows the players dining with Majeed at a Perth restaurant three weeks after the match. The photograph is set to lend credence to the suspicion that the Sydney Test, which Pakistan lost from a position of strength, might have been fixed. "In the Sydney Test Match they made 1.8 million pounds ($2.8 million). They gave away the match," Pakistani opener Yasir Hameed told British tabloid The News of the World in another video of the sting operation. Pakistani wicket-keeper Kamran Akmal dropped four easy catches during the match and the ICC has reportedly written to him on an issue which is not yet known. Pakistan Test captain Salman Butt and pacers Muhammad Amir and Mohammad Asif have already been suspended after allegedly bowling no balls to order.

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Kamran prime suspect in Sydney fix INTERNATIONAL Cricket Council sleuths have sent Pakistan wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal notice he is under investigation for fixing the Sydney Test. More... Kamran Akmal prime suspect in Sydney Test fix Ben Dorries From: The Courier-Mail September 07, 2010 RED-FACED International Cricket Council sleuths have performed an about-face, sending Pakistan wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal an official notice he is under investigation for 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. Kamran, who dropped four catches in Australia's come-from-behind win, appeared to have wriggled off the hook when the ICC closed their SCG investigation. But in an embarrassing admission they got it hopelessly wrong, ICC investigators have re-opened the SCG case and fingered Kamran as their primary suspect. Pakistan opening batsman Yasir Hameed has reportedly confirmed the SCG Test was rigged and players involved in the corruption had pocketed $3 million for the staged loss. 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. Pakistan's shamed trio of captain Salman Butt and fast bowlers Mohammad Aamer and Mohammad Asif are expected to claim the money from corrupt matchfixer Mazhar Majeed was sponsorship dollars and not a corrupt pay-off. "Majeed is their marketing agent and the money recovered from players could be paid on sponsorship deals and it doesn't prove a crime," Pakistan Cricket Board legal adviser Taffazul Rizvi said. While investigators sift through the SCG Test, there is debate whether Kamran's dropped catches were sinister or because of nerves stemming from poor form. Australian wicketkeeping great Ian Healy has no doubt that Kamran wasn't cheating. "You couldn't drop those on purpose the way he was." Cricket Australia boss James Sutherland yesterday conceded Australia's win in Sydney was under a darkening cloud. He said he was disappointed that recommendations from cricket's corruption purge 10 years ago had not been fully adopted. Sutherland also hinted Australia would have little interest in playing Pakistan again in the foreseeable future. "I'm certainly accepting where there is smoke there is fire," he said.

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Doubts crop up over Pakistan's loss to Aussies More... Doubts crop up over Pakistan's loss to Aussies LONDON: Pakistan's January Test defeat to Australia came under renewed scrutiny on Monday after it emerged an agent at the centre of a spot-fixing scandal met players a few weeks after the match. The Australian newspaper printed what it said was a photo of Mazhar Majeed, the London-based businessman who has been quizzed by police over the scandal, dining with several players at a Perth restaurant three weeks after the match. The report comes after opening batsman Yasir Hameed claimed the Sydney Test, in which Australia recovered from almost certain defeat to record a rousing win, was fixed. “In the Sydney Test match they made £1.8 million,” Hameed told the News of the World. “They gave away the match.” Hameed has since insisted that his comments were “inaccurately reported.”

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ICC to examine 82 Pakistan games LAHORE – The International Cricket Council’s Anti-Corruption and Security Unit is expected to closely examine 82 games involving Pakistan over the last three years, it was learnt on Sunday. Bookie Mazhar Majid is supposed to have been closely associated with some of the Pakistan cricketers for over three years and hence a decision is being taken to investigate all the matches. Investigators have also found out that Majid has piled up a four-figure bill on his mobile phone More...

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Was Sydney test fixed? Red-faced International Cricket Council sleuths have sent Pakistan keeper Kamran Akmal an official notice that he is under investigation over match-fixing in the Sydney Test. More... ICC inform Pakistan's Kamran Akmal he will be investigated for Sydney Test By Ben Dorries September 07, 2010 . Red-faced International Cricket Council sleuths have done a stunning backflip by sending Pakistan wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal an official notice that he is under investigation over match-fixing in the Sydney Test. Only months after clearing Pakistan's team of any wrongdoing in relation to the controversial Test, the ICC has written to Kamran to advise him he is in their crosshairs over the Sydney debacle. Kamran, who dropped four catches in Australia's come-from-behind win, appeared to have wriggled off the hook when the ICC closed its SCG investigation. But in an embarrassing admission they got it hopelessly wrong, ICC investigators have re-opened the SCG case and fingered Kamran as their primary suspect. Pakistan opening batsman Yasir Hameed has reportedly confirmed the SCG Test was rigged and players involved in the corruption had pocketed an astonishing $3 million for the staged loss. But investigations aren't exactly moving quickly, with the NSW fraud squad revealing they had received no contact from Scotland Yard detectives, the ICC or any other agency. Pakistan's shamed trio -- captain Salman Butt and fast bowlers Mohammad Aamer and Mohammad Asif -- are expected to claim the money given to them by corrupt matchfixer Mazhar Majeed was sponsorship money, not a corrupt pay-off. "Majeed is their marketing agent and the money recovered from players could be paid on sponsorship deals and it doesn't prove a crime," Pakistan Cricket Board legal adviser Taffazul Rizvi said. While investigators sift through the SCG Test, there is debate over whether Kamran's butter-fingered performance was sinister or the result of nerves stemming from poor form. Australian wicketkeeping great Ian Healy has no doubt Kamran wasn't cheating. "You couldn't drop those on purpose, the way he was," Healy said. Cricket Australia boss James Sutherland conceded Australia's win in Sydney was under a darkening cloud. Sutherland hinted Australia would have little interest in playing Pakistan in the foreseeable future. "At the time, we had felt we had won the (Sydney) match fair and square, but obviously that is somewhat tainted by these allegations," Sutherland said. "I'm certainly accepting that where there is smoke there is fire. "The integrity of the contest is something that any sport must protect in the strongest possible fashion. It's what the fans of the game rely on."

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There was a multitude of catches going down: Crowe New Zealand cricket team may have been exposed to "spot-fixing" long before the alleged betting and corruption scandal of the England-Pakistan series were revealed, according to Black Caps legend Martin Crowe. More... There was a multitude of catches going down: Crowe September 07, 2010 New Zealand cricket team may have been exposed to "spot-fixing" long before the alleged betting and corruption scandal of the England-Pakistan series were revealed, according to Black Caps legend Martin Crowe. Crowe is doubtful about New Zealand's second Test against Pakistan in Wellington in December 2009. The Black Caps scored 99 and 263 and lost by 142 runs to Pakistan, who levelled the series 1-1 after losing the first Test in Dunedin. "I was asked if I had ever been suspicious about a match. I replied: 'Often'," New Zealand Herald quoted Crowe, as saying. "I remember that one in particular. There was a multitude of catches going down. I have never seen a worse fielding side in my whole life, and that includes club cricket. "I remember in particular [New Zealand batsman] Peter Fulton chipping one to mid-on, where [Pakistani captain at the time] Mohammad Yousuf dropped it. It was an absolute sitter, a dolly," he said. In all, there were five dropped catches, a missed run-out and one ball, at an easily catchable height, that eluded fieldsmen who should have caught it. "Pakistan won that match comfortably, so I am not trying to say that it was match fixing. But it does make you think about spot-fixing," said Crowe. "I have never had a bet in my life, so someone had to explain it to me in terms of how it works. They have things called 'brackets' [defined periods of play during a match] where punters can bet on all manner of things, which might or might not happen in that period of play," he said. "That's what makes me think something could have been up in that test. It was the most pathetic display of catching I had ever seen. We talked about it [the fielding ability] on air [Crowe was commentator for SKY TV] at the time." The issue came to light after News Of The World sting showed that Pakistani cricketers collaborated with match fixers to deliberately produce no-balls at agreed times, allowing bettors to place wagers in the knowledge they could not lose. Fast bowlers Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Asif, and Test skipper Salman Butt have been implicated but have maintained innocence, despite evidence against them. The ICC banned the three Pakistani players until the matter is resolved. The ICC is also investigating 11 New Zealand-Pakistan matches, with the Wellington test certain to be among them.

[Tapioca]

ICC inform Pakistan's Kamran Akmal he will be investigated for Sydney Test

ICC believes that Kamran is actually a good keeper. No wonder that they are considered idiots.