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Danish Kaneria to appear before ECB committee for spot-fixing hearing

Pakistan leg-spinner Danish Kaneria will appear before the England and Wales Cricket Board hearing into the spot-fixing from June 18 and will leave for London with his lawyer on Thursday.

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England include uncapped Bairstow ahead of first Test against West Indies

Jonathan Bairstow was named in an England Test squad for the first time when he was included in a 13-man party for the series opener against the West Indies at Lord's starting Thursday.

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Shoaib Malik rejects county offer to get back in to national side

Following in the footsteps of West Indian Chris Gayle, Pakistan's former captain and allrounder, Shoaib Malik has also snubbed English county offers to try to win a spot in the national team for the coming tour to Sri Lanka.

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Essex deny wrongdoing over corrupt bowler Westfield

English county Essex insisted Tuesday they had taken the correct action in the case of corrupt former seamer Mervyn Westfield following court room accusations they had "turned a blind eye".

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Essex sign Australia pacer Peter Siddle for Twenty20 tournament

Australian bowler Peter Siddle has signed with English county Essex for the summer Twenty-20 campaign, subject to clearance from Cricket Australia, the club said on Monday.

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PCB ask ECB to share information regarding Mervyn Westfield spot-fixing case

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) wants the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to share all information with it when it holds an inquiry into the Mervyn Westfield spot-fixing case.

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ICC denies giving clearance certificate to Danish Kaneria in spot-fixing case

The International Cricket Council (ICC) denied that it had cleared Pakistan leg-spinner Danish Kaneria to take part in competitive cricket after he was implicated in a spot-fixing case, in which his Essex county team-mate Mervyn Westfield has been jailed for four months.

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Alastair Cook says jailing of Mervyn Westfield marks ‘sad day for cricket’

England captain Alastair Cook has said that the jailing of his former Essex team-mate Mervyn Westfield for spot-fixing was "an incredibly sad day for cricket."

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Pakistani spinner Danish Kaneria pleads innocence in spot-fixing case

Pakistan leg-spinner Danish Kaneria on Saturday maintained his innocence in the spot-fixing case which ended in his Essex county team-mate Mervyn Westfield being jailed for four months.

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Danish Kaneria vows to clear name from spot-fixing scandal

Under the cloud of spot-fixing controversy, Pakistan spinner Danish Kaneria has vowed to do everything in his control to get his name cleared in the scandal, which has led to the jail sentence of county bowler Mervyn Westfield.

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