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Ponting urges ICC to sort out fixing mess
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September 20, 2010, Monday
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CRICKET'S image has been sullied by recent betting scandals and the sport's governing body must move quickly to confront the issue, Australia captain Ricky Ponting said in Sydney yesterday.
Speaking as his team prepared to depart for a two-test tour to India, Ponting said he had no doubt allegations leveled against Pakistan during its current tour to England had harmed cricket. He added that his team had a role to play in redeeming the sport's damaged reputation.
"The events of the last couple of weeks have had a big impact, I'm sure, around the world on the way that the game is viewed, but that's completely out of our hands," Ponting said.
"As an Australian cricket team, all we can do is play the best brand of cricket and the most attractive brand of cricket that we can play, day in and day out.
"It's important that we do that over the next weeks, realizing that is the No. 1 ranked team in the world against Australia."
Ponting said all international cricketers should strive to improve cricket's tarnished image.
"I think if we all do the right thing on the field, hopefully there will be something positive coming back on the newspaper pages about the game of cricket."
British police and the International Cricket Council are investigating newspaper allegations made against Pakistan players during their tour to England over alleged involvement in spot fixing.
The most recent allegations concern the third one-day international between England and Pakistan on Friday.
Speaking as his team prepared to depart for a two-test tour to India, Ponting said he had no doubt allegations leveled against Pakistan during its current tour to England had harmed cricket. He added that his team had a role to play in redeeming the sport's damaged reputation.
"The events of the last couple of weeks have had a big impact, I'm sure, around the world on the way that the game is viewed, but that's completely out of our hands," Ponting said.
"As an Australian cricket team, all we can do is play the best brand of cricket and the most attractive brand of cricket that we can play, day in and day out.
"It's important that we do that over the next weeks, realizing that is the No. 1 ranked team in the world against Australia."
Ponting said all international cricketers should strive to improve cricket's tarnished image.
"I think if we all do the right thing on the field, hopefully there will be something positive coming back on the newspaper pages about the game of cricket."
British police and the International Cricket Council are investigating newspaper allegations made against Pakistan players during their tour to England over alleged involvement in spot fixing.
The most recent allegations concern the third one-day international between England and Pakistan on Friday.
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