ICC says no evidence of corruption after claims of Ashes spot-fixing plot
(The Guardian Sports News)

o Newspaper report claims fixers offered to rig periods of play at third Testo ICC, Cricket Australia and ECB distance Ashes players from claimsThe International Cricket Council has launched an investigation into allegations the third Ashes Test has been targeted by spot-fixers after a newspaper´s undercover investigation claimed to have been offered details of rigged periods of play.The ICC admitted the matter was `of grave concern` but the organisation´s anti-corruption general manager, Alex Marshall, indicated that from an initial assessment he did not believe there to be evidence to suggest the current Test match had been corrupted. Continue reading...