The Ashes Tour, 2009.

[StefanWolves]

Broad might be injured, Harmison could come in though.

[Tintinnabulate]

Are you saying Broad wont be playing? Excellent news for England. He did them no good. He loves himself. Harmison is better.

[-Heart]

Are you saying Broad wont be playing? Excellent news for England. He did them no good. He loves himself. Harmison is better.

Gets us some wickets, though.

[Tintinnabulate]

Thats true. Why was Trescothick originally dropped from the team? Because I havent seen him play in years, I thought he had retired.

[StefanWolves]

He has retired, he has a mental illness which stops him playing for England.

[Tintinnabulate]

Ashes bookmaker allegation probed

Cricket chiefs are investigating claims of suspicious bookmaker activity linked to the Ashes series.

The International Cricket Council confirmed it was investigating after receiving a report from the Australian team management.

Cricinfo website reported an Australian player was approached after last month's second Test by a man suspected of having links to illegal bookmaking.

The decisive final Test starts at The Oval, south London, on Thursday.

Cricinfo reported that the unidentified Australian player immediately alerted senior team officials, who notified the ICC's anti-corruption and security unit (ACSU).

An ICC spokesman said: "I can confirm the ACSU has received a report from Australia team management.

"The anti-corruption and security unit of the ICC has developed and implemented a fairly comprehensive education programme for all international players and every single international player has undergone that education and is aware of his responsibilities to report any suspicious activity that he feels he may have been subject to.

"It seems in this case that education has hit home and we have received a report that the ACSU will now investigate."

A detailed story can be found here.

My opinion is that, if the claim is true, the bookmakers were trying to persuade the player to do crap so England have a better chance of winning.

If my thinking is correct, then I really think the player was either Ponting, Johnson, Hilfenhaus or Siddle. Chances of it being a batsmen is low.

[Catzsy]

A detailed story can be found here.

My opinion is that, if the claim is true, the bookmakers were trying to persuade the player to do crap so England have a better chance of winning.

If my thinking is correct, then I really think the player was either Ponting, Johnson, Hilfenhaus or Siddle. Chances of it being a batsmen is low.

Well there wouldn't be any point in trying to bribe him to play better would there This happens all over the world in cricket/sport with illegal bookmakers approaching players. Nothing to do with sport really - all to to do with money and they wouldn't give a rats ass which member in what team they bribed as long as they won their bets.

[lBlue]

A detailed story can be found here.

My opinion is that, if the claim is true, the bookmakers were trying to persuade the player to do crap so England have a better chance of winning.

If my thinking is correct, then I really think the player was either Ponting, Johnson, Hilfenhaus or Siddle. Chances of it being a batsmen is low.

Your thinking is wrong. It'll be the same as football. The guy who got approached would of gone OTT, if he listened to the bloke he would probably of wanted him to do things like "Bowl so many wides at a certain time" or ""Bowl the first no ball at a certain time" etc.

Same as football really, "Give the first throw in at such a time" etc.

They do it like that because one player can't throw a whole game, the others might play outstanding. It's safer for the guys at the top to get the guys at the bottom to make playrs do this.

It was on five live the night City played Barnsley.

[Tintinnabulate]

Sorry, which part is wrong?

I was just guessing anyway Your thinking sounds correct anyway, would make more sense.

[lBlue]

Sorry, which part is wrong?

I was just guessing anyway Your thinking sounds correct anyway, would make more sense.

Not trying to be sarky in my previous post, was just stating how it would most probably of been laid down if the player didn't go OTT.