Jury still out in cricketers' trial

[Jimbuna]

Second day of deliberation for the jury.....why so long?

Jurors hearing the trial of two Pakistan cricketers accused of match-fixing in London have retired to consider their verdicts for a second day.
Former Test captain Salman Butt, 27, and fast bowler Mohammad Asif, 28, are alleged to have plotted to bowl deliberate no-balls in last summer's Lord's Test against England.
The pair were charged after an undercover reporter recorded sports agent Mazhar Majeed, 36, boasting of how he could arrange for Pakistan players to rig games for money, London's Southwark Crown Court heard.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukp...01319794124A00

[TarJak]

Jury fixing?

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by TarJak

Jury fixing?

I swear to God...I knew you were going to post something like that

[TarJak]

LOL Can't disappoint you then can I?

[nikimcbee]

why so long?

That's what she said.

[frau kaleun]

Originally Posted by nikimcbee

That's what she said.

Behave or you don't get the cupcake!*









*That's what she said.

[STEED]

So this thread is not about Geoff Boycott.

Whose house is it anyway? Geoffrey Boycott test case could hit homeowners for six

http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/finance...wners-for-six/

[BossMark]

Originally Posted by STEED

So this thread is not about Geoff Boycott.

Geoff Boycott was my hero until I found out he was a man utd supporter

[STEED]

Originally Posted by BossMark

Geoff Boycott was my hero until I found out he was a man utd supporter

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by STEED

So this thread is not about Geoff Boycott.



http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/finance...wners-for-six/

Looks like he's been 'clean bowled'

[Jimbuna]

Well to all intents and purposes Butt, Asif and Amir get five year bans with the first two also being expected to ' participates under the auspices of the Pakistan Cricket Board in a programme of Anti-Corruption education'.

That last part made me laugh

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cri...mmad-Asif.html

[TarJak]

So any bets on whether they do jail time?

http://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/...101-1mu8c.html

[BossMark]

Originally Posted by TarJak

So any bets on whether they do jail time?

£50 that all 3 get 5 years in the big house

So any bets on whether they do jail time?

50 on both getting 6 months but out in 2
50 on Asif getting solitary in the second week of the 2nd month
100 on Butt falling down the stairs on a wednesday afternoon twice in the first month.
They did say it would be offering good odds

[Jimbuna]

The Pakistan team have issued a statement expressing their shock at the involvement of three Pakistani players in match fixing and promised to clean up their act before the 2-1 series defeat to the West Indies next year.