http://www.senore.com/Cricket/GP-Swann-c1501 hopes for a better series against Pakistan after spot-fixing saga over – Cricket News Update
The specialist English spinner, Graeme Swann, believes that his team’s upcoming series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 will be a better experience, since the culprits who disrupted their last bilateral series have been put behind bars.
As the Southwark Crown Court jury’s remarks have pointed out deep-rooted corruption in Pakistan’s cricketing ranks, it is feared that some of the English players may feel uncomfortable while taking on the Men in Green in UAE later this year. But Swann has
played down this perception by clarifying that the two teams will not be at odds on any issue.
Talking to the media today, the spin master said, “It is Sod's law [we're playing Pakistan] but I can't see there being any problems over it. These three guys have been put behind bars so we'll just move on. I can't see there being a bad atmosphere. It was
weird at the time because we were in the middle of it but water passes very quickly under a bridge. It's gone.”
Chin’s comments has come in the backdrop of the conviction and sentence of the spot-fixing trio including http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Salman-c88163 But, who were found to be guilty of ratcheting a mega gambling controversy during a England-Pakistan Test match
at Lord’s in August 2010.
The Crown Court, after a long trail, imprisoned the threesome along with their agent, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mazhar-c75448 Majeed. This scandal has brought a bad name to Pakistan and cricket.
On a question about Swann’s harsh remarks against his teammate, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KP-Pietersen-c1806, in his newly-released book, The Breaks Are Off, Swann made it clear that he did not mean to defame the legendary batsman.
“It certainly wasn't an assassination of character. The point I was trying to get across was, with a leader as good as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AJ-Strauss-c964 at their disposal, Kevin should never have been made captain,” stated the spinner.
Swann has 36 Test, 64 ODI and 27 T20I matches to his name with 153, 90 and 34 wickets respectively in the three formats.
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