Monday 20 September 2010

Strauss outraged by fixing claim.

This series goes from bad to worse!

Amplify’d from news.bbc.co.uk
Andrew Strauss
England captain Andrew Strauss has dismissed suggestions they deliberately lost last Friday's third one-day match against Pakistan in return for money.

Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ijaz Butt told Indian TV he had heard some bookmakers saying some England players were paid to lose the game at The Oval.

Strauss said: "We refute these allegations and will explore all legal options open to us."

"We are disappointed that our integrity has been brought into question."

Strauss admitted the England team had mixed feelings over whether to play Monday afternoon's fourth one-day game against the tourists at Lord's, but decided they had a responsibility to themselves and their supporters.

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