Martin Crowe says he’s ready to talk

Crowe has admitted receiving $ 7,500 for what he believed was a series of articles, but broke contact when he realised it was a scam involving a bookmaker. An Indian police report said the bookmaker stated Crowe refused to fix games.

Crowe said he had been advised not to comment because he was involved in an inquiry by New Zealand Cricket (NZC)’s investigative team of retired High Court judge Sir Ian Barker, Nick Davidson and assisting counsel Tim Gresson.

Crowe’s lawyer, David Howman, said he did not expect ICC to put unsubstantiated allegations to Crowe. They would be ‘‘wasting their time’’ if they did not put forward anything more substantial than what had been alleged so far in India.