MCC recommends lie detector tests

[Sachin=GOD]

The MCC World Cricket Committee has recommended that the laws of the game be amended in a bid to rid the sport of corruption, and has called for the use of lie detector tests to reinforce the need for transparency in the wake of the spot-fixing scandal that erupted during Pakistan's tour of England in August. Following a two-day meeting in Perth ahead of the third Ashes Test, the club's working party, including two former Ashes-winning captains in Steve Waugh and Mike Brearley, issued a statement containing a wide range of proposals including "the legalising and regulating of betting markets in India as proposed by the Delhi Court; the length of bans; non-selection of tainted players; the possible use of lie detector tests; the provision of integrity officers; and the inclusion of anti-corruption clauses in all professional playing contracts in all countries." "The greatest issue facing the game right now is match-fixing," said Waugh. "How can we make players more accountable for their actions? Personally, I think if you've done anything wrong, why wouldn't you want to have a lie detector test? You can't make it compulsory but like I said, if you've got nothing to hide, why wouldn't you take it? If we sit back and don't do anything about corruption, it's going to get worse." In its statement, the committee also complimented the ICC and its Anti-Corruption & Security Unit (ACSU) for its work to clean up the sport, but urged the game's governing body to commit more resources - and increased powers - to tackle the single biggest menace to the integrity of cricket. "The education of players should not be a meaningless formality; the message should be pressed home with regularity by figures known and respected by the players," the statement read. "Furthermore, the committee believes that team captains - as enshrined in the Laws and Spirit of Cricket - should accept greater responsibility for the conduct of their players." Speaking on the eve of the Perth Test, England's captain, Andrew Strauss gave a cautious welcome to the notion of introducing lie detectors to the game. "That's hard for me to answer at this stage," he said. "I don't know about the accuracy of lie detector tests. But what I do know, and is probably more important, is that we don't want the whiff of anything suspicious going on in the game. "We've seen how disruptive and detrimental to the game of cricket it is," added Strauss. "The devil of all these things is in the detail. If we have to take extreme measures in order to be 100% confident the game is being played in the right spirit, then I'd certainly be happy to do that. "I'd have to think about the arguments [for lie detector tests] one side and another first. But the principle, of having 22 guys on the pitch that the supporters are absolutely 100% certain are playing the game for the right reasons, is a good thing."

http://www.espncricinfo.com/mcc/content/current/story/492723.html

[Zap_Brannigan]

I can see an analogy here. Just like muslim terrorists made all brown people suspects and get extra scrutiny in airports, paki cricketers has made all cricketers suspect. Lie detector tests for all players just because the butts and mohammeds of the cricketing world are cheaters??!!

[hari504504]

There is a reason why Lie detector tests are not admissible as evidence in most courts.. a lot of false positives.. plus there are techniques to fool it.

[Ram]

Polygraph tests? I hope they're kidding. Thats a joke of an idea.

[Sachin=GOD]

Polygraph tests? I hope they're kidding. Thats a joke of an idea.

what next for cricketers? Brain Mapping!! Lie detector is a really horrible idea and should not be implemented.

[Ram]

Fact of the matter is, you can never completely eradicate or be a 100% sure that all matches are clean. It is an impossible goal. The best ICC's Anti-corruption unit can do is to make sure it as hard as possible for such things to happen and lay out as many dis-incentives as possible, against such things happening. One of the ways to do that is make sure those caught are handed the toughest forms of punishment. Which is why, the recent sport-fixing saga with the Pakistani trio is such a watershed moment. As far as match-fixing allegations go, you couldn’t possibly ask an evidence of more comprehensive nature (the only things that left is for the players to confess themselves..). If these 3 players are handed an appropriate punishment, which is a life-ban, then that will send a clear message to all other cricketers. But if they do manage to get off, it will be a body-blow to the efforts to keep the game clean.

[The Outsider]

In related news, Pakistan cricket team has set up an intense 1 week training camp with ISI.

[Ram]

Btw, Salman Butt, In his interview with Sky, confirmed for the first time what we suspected all the time; That the money that was paid to bookie Mazhar Majeed (or at least part of it) had found its way into the room of Salman Butt and was confiscated by Scotland Yard, in the search they conducted the day the revelations were made public. That is probably the most significant piece of evidence in the case, apart from the actual no-balls, delivered in the specific time they said they would be bowled, in addition to the authenticity of the time-stamps in the undercover video shot by NOTW.

[graphic23]

I think ICC officials ought to drink the Polyjuice potion and then infiltrate into the players' dressing rooms, and then have them drink the truth serums. :woot:

[Indiafan-Hyd]

There is a reason why Lie detector tests are not admissible as evidence in most courts.. a lot of false positives.. plus there are techniques to fool it.

Do you think Paki inbred retards are capable of beating the lie detector..:hysterical: