Only half the story is out — Nasser Hussain

England’s victory at Centurion Park, Pretoria, in the final Test of their 2-1 series defeat to South Africa has come under scrutiny from investigators probing match-fixing allegations.

The January Test ended in high drama after the middle three days had been washed out. At Cronje’s suggestion both captains forfeited an innings to make it possible to avoid a draw.

In the event England won by two wickets in a match hailed at the time as a ground-breaking result for cricket. Cronje was praised for his bold stance. South Africa won the series 2-1. "When I finish my career, I don’t want to think that whenever we have won a match, it’s because somebody took a bung," Hussain said.

Hussain said it was very easy for the captain of a cricket team to influence the result of match. "As a captain, it’s very easy to fix things," he said. "You are in charge of the game and tactically all the decisions are yours. As a batsman, it’s even easier. How do you decide whether someone had a bad day or they got out on purpose?" the England captain said he had never been offered money to throw a game.

"I’ve heard the rumours, but luckily the England cricket team don’t play that much in Asia where the problems seem at their worst. Since the allegations first surfaced, the England Cricket Board are always reminding us to be careful."