Three England cricketers were cleared of allegations of match-fixing by an England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) inquiry yesterday. This follows a newspaper article by former England all-rounder Chris Lewis, making public allegations by an Indian businessman that three England players had received money for fixing the outcome of matches.

Gerard Elias, QC, chairman of the ECB's discipline standing committee, said there was "no evidence whatsoever to justify the bringing of disciplinary charges in relation to betting and/or match fixing against any member of the England international squad, past or present."