Mark Waugh to be interviewed by ICC

Sydney, January 16: Mark Waugh will be interviewed by the International Cricket Councilâ€™s anti-corruption unit early ne...

Sydney, January 16: Mark Waugh will be interviewed by the International Cricket Councilâ€™s anti-corruption unit early next month over his alleged involvement with an Indian bookmaker.

Australian Cricket Board chief executive Malcolm Speed said, "Waughâ€™s lawyers had been informed that two ICC investigators would be in Australia in early February to talk to him." ACB investigator Greg Melick will also question Waugh shortly before the Australian team is due to head to India for a two-month tour.

Melick, who recently returned from a fact-finding mission in India, said Waugh deserved an opportunity to give his side of the story after he was named in an Indian police report into match fixing. Waugh was alleged to have had dealings with Indianbookmaker MK Gupta.

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Melick said Waugh was innocent until proven guilty and the arrival of the ICC investigators did not mean new evidence had arisen. â€˜â€˜I donâ€™t think you can have these allegations made without giving Mark Waugh the chance to give his side of events,â€™â€™ said Melick.

Melick also said he expected Waugh to fully cooperate with the investigation.

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