howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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29 August 2010
22:2967888after the revelations today with the pakistan test bowlers, who thinks that this time they may have overstepped the mark?
no cheap jokes please.
29 August 2010
23:2467896Howard,
Anything other than cheap jokes would not be funny!!
30 August 2010
10:5367932I dont get cricket im sorry its an adult version of rounders as far as i can see.
Jan Higgins
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30 August 2010
11:2667937My husband, will be turning in his grave at this one, he loved cricket and went to watch Kent at Canterbury whenever I let go of the leash.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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30 August 2010
12:2567943sad to see a sport synonymous with fair play and honesty dragged down to this level.
the same country keeps being linked with this problem.
having seen one of the no balls if the bowler had been a foot further forward he would have been shaking hands with the batsman.
30 August 2010
18:4667983I see every game Pakistan have played in the last few years are to be investigated. If they are guilty and there silence tells me they are , i believe they should be banned from playing for life . Can we trust them in the one day series starting soon ?
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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30 August 2010
18:5367988mark
history says that there will be another cover up, i can remember back to the time of alan lamb and ian botham presenting a "doctored" ball to the umpire.
the establishment swept it all under the carpet.
30 August 2010
18:5467989And especially bad luck that their hotel burnt down last night. Apparently police are trying to find out who threw the match..............
I suspect a few of them will find themselves in deep water with their supporters when they return home..........
Apparently the President of Pakistan has said that he must bow his head in shame over the Pakistan 'No-Ball' Cricket Scandal.
Is that with or without a snorkel?
30 August 2010
18:5867994Match fixing has always been an issue i am sad for the fans who pay a lot to watch test matches , and for the tourist fans who are already suffering with the floods at home . I am sick of sports men not caring about the fans just there wallets .
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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30 August 2010
18:5967995mark
i think you will find the pakistan supporters at the matches are all british.
30 August 2010
19:0267998True Howard , Would you pay to watch them now , who can trust them to play fair .
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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30 August 2010
19:0468002they have always had a problem with fair play, i would much rather watch the other test cricketing nations.
australia are my favourites, they will do anything to win but within the rules.
30 August 2010
19:0868003I enjoyed watching Bangladesh playing England , they were not the best team , but you could see they were really trying , un like Pakistan . I agree Australia are a fine team , i carnt wait for the ashes this winter .
Guest 667- Registered: 6 Apr 2008
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30 August 2010
22:4868053Mazhar Majeed is the owner of Croydon Athletic Football Club and is the one who is alleged to be involved in the match-fixing of international cricket matches.
I am not a great Cricket lover but I do feel for the fans as they are the ones who are let down. Sorry to disagree with you Keith while I do not condone footballers that cheat this is a lot worse this is a criminal act for financial gaiin and one that hits the heart of the game.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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4 September 2010
21:0368801the story will resurface tomorrow in that fine organ known to many as "the news of the screws".
they are naming a fourth player now, and also have a statement from a pakistan team member who claims many more matches were "fixed".
apparently 25 grand can be earned by a bowler who delivers a no ball when he is told to.
i have a sneaking sympathy for the 18 year old mohammed amir who comes from a village in the punjab that gave him an upbringing on a similar level to that of our susan.
walk 20 miles a day to collect a spoonful of stagnant water to sate the thirst of 25 family members.
the pics of amir in this mornings press sitting behing the driving wheel of the sports car belonging to the afore said mazhar majeed spoke volumes for me.
Guest 700- Registered: 11 Jun 2010
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5 September 2010
09:5368838Anyone found guilty of being involved in match-fixing should be banned from being involved in sport for life..
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5 September 2010
11:1868848The press are not judge and jury, so to hell with whatever they say.
This is the UK. Innocent until proven guilty, so all 4 of them should be allowed to play.
Guest 700- Registered: 11 Jun 2010
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5 September 2010
11:5668853Yes indeed, they have not been found guilty yet. Wait and see.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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5 September 2010
15:4568863it is standard procedure in many organisation that when a serious allegation is made the accused is suspended on full pay.
ask any police officer, the i.c.c. are perfectly correct in this matter.
Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
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5 September 2010
16:1768871If they were allowed to play would you trust anything they did that could be in the slightest way be dodgy.
They should not play until they are proved innocent, if found guilty they must be banned from any connection with cricket.
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