Ponting has more doubts about Sydney Test

Ricky Pontings doubts about the genuineness of his team' swin in the Sydney Test against Pakistan are mounting

Australian captain Ricky Pontings doubts about the genuineness of his team’ swin in the Sydney Test against Pakistan are mounting amid reports that the ICC knew of suspected match-fixer Mazhar Majeed’s activities during the game.

I probably have a few more doubts now that there have been some allegations made about some of the finer points and littler things that happened during that Sydney Test match,” Ponting told ABC channel.

The one thing I’m very protective of though is the performance that we put up that day … touch wood the Sydney Test match is not one that has anything untoward happening out of it because I really feel that coming off the ground that day,that’s one of the proudest moments of my career, he added.

ICC says no to investigation

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Meanwhile,ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat said the governing body did not have “sufficient evidence” to warn the Australian authorities about Majeed’s activities during the January series. But Lorgat insisted that the ICC will not launch a re-investigation unless credible evidence comes forward.

Weve kept it open,we concluded in the end it was a dysfunctional team, he said.

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