A former News of the World journalist, Mazhar Mahmood, was grilled by the Mohammad Asif's lawyer into whether he knew if he knew if there were any more match-fixings going on during his undercover investigation with the News of the World.
When the lawyer asked if he knew if it was illegal to download information from the person's personal computer without him knowing it. He replied that he didn't know any phone hacking and that he spoke to the lawyer of the newspaper before investigation.
But when the prosecution lawyer asked if he met Mohammad Asif before the investigation in Lahore, Mahmood replied saying that "He's been banged to rights as far as I'm concerned and I have no desire to meet him." He also replied that he "was only interested in the criminality of the people involved".
The trial continues...
Trott questioned by press about his place in the England squad
Jonathan Trott has been questioned about his place in the England squad. He made 73 off 68 balls but Jonathan Bairstow shown created a 146 runs stand between them although Bairstow hit most of the shots for boundaries and Trott didn't look comfortable in no 3. In reply to such comments by the press, he said "It's not a case of looking over your shoulder. You can't go very far forward if you're looking over your shoulder the whole time. I don't think that's a very good mentality to have, worrying about your own place."
Harbhajan Singh more surprised at being surprised at being dropped
Harbhajan Singh says that he more 'surprised' than hurt after being dropped by Indian selectors for the forthcoming England series. The selectors chosen the young talents of Rahul Sharma and R. Ashwin from Chennai. Singh only took 2 wickets for 70 overs in the England tour but has been overlooked as he took a winning spell of 3-21 in the CLT20 final last weekend.
Harbhajan says "I can't keep adjusting every time somebody fancies writing about me. All I can say is that I am now completely fit and full of vigour. I am ready to put my best foot forward."
"In the Caribbean, I took 1 for 24 from 10 overs, besides scoring 41 in Antigua to clinch the one-day series. I must have done something right to have survived for 13 years. Who can be more concerned about my performance than me?"
DRS not made mandatory for every match
ICC ruled that DRS will not be made mandatory for every match and will only be used if the company broadcaster, in which the board hosting has an agreement, has the equipment to provide such technology for the Decision Review System for the match series between 2 sides. This comes after sharp criticism by various countries over Hot Spot after some matches like a Test Match between Sri Lanka and Australia when Phillip Hughes was given out when snicko showed there wasn't any edge from the ball. The company where Hot Spot was developed said that there was a 'tracking issue'. This discouraged India to use Hot Spot as well as various countries.
ICC and BCCI (Indian Cricket Board) have fought heavily over the use of DRS but who will eventually win over the fight in correct decision making in cricket?...
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