Imran questions Aussie pairs8217; explanation

8220;With hindsight it makes no sense. Why would the bookies just give money to anyone for just giving a pitch report?,8221; Imran told the programme.

Waugh and Warne have said they were paid only for information on pitch conditions and weather.

Australian captain Steve Waugh dismissed Imran8217;s accusations, saying he was confident no Australian had been involved in bribery or match-fixing.

8220;I am as certain as I am that there8217;s nothing involving Australian players in bribery or match-fixing that will come out and see us in a bad light.8221;

Steve Waugh also told the programme he believed something was amiss during a 1994 match against Pakistan in a tournament in Sri Lanka.

The match has been identified by bookmaker Saleem Pervez as fixed.

Pakistan8217;s batting collapsed from a very strong position, with Waugh himself taking 3-14 from 10 overs.

8220;I8217;ve played 30 years and I know when things aren8217;t quite right,8221; Waugh said.

8220;I remember bowling in that game and taking three for 14 and I don8217;t normally take three for 14 off 10 overs to start with, so that was a bit suspicious.

8220;It was just the way that the opposition were playing. A couple of players in particular weren8217;t, didn8217;t appear, to be playing as if they normally would.8221;

Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram, who played in the match, denied it had been thrown.

8220;Pakistan always collapses. Steve should know that. We always collapse,8221; he said.