The Spot-fixing Mess
The trial is over. Though we still have the inevitable appeals to come. The fixer and the three cricketers are now spending their time at the invitation of Her Britannic Majesty as sentenced by Mr...
View ArticleWestfield Conviction & A Question I Dread To Ask…
Yates writes this entry with a heavy heart and a sense of dread. When Yates says that Essex are a club which he had supported for 30 years until moving south of the River Thames you may understand...
View ArticleKaneria, Butt and “Is It Cos I Is From Pakistan?”
The ECB’s finding sufficient evidence to impose a life ban on Danish Kaneria came as a welcome indication of a zero tolerance policy towards any involvement with match fixing. This would render Kaneria...
View ArticleTime To Class The IPL As Sports Entertainment
Today’s revelations about 3 Indian cricketers being arrested over spot-fixing claims did not come as any surprise to Yates. Equally the identity of one of the arrested cricketers (the one who played...
View ArticleOn Fixing, Ethics, Governance & Leadership
Harsha Bhogle has a nice way with words but this shouldn’t disguise the omissions he makes in his latest piece. Yates harks back to the late Tony Greig’s Cowdrey Lecture in which he criticises the...
View ArticleKaneria Life Ban Confirmed: About Bloody Time!
There is no place for corrupt senior international players in cricket. There should be no reductions in the bans for Butt, Mohammad Asif or Mohammad Amir.
View ArticleHey Dave! An Open Letter To David Richardson
If you really love and value the game, if you really respect the fans whose faith is being shafted then please stop parroting policy to hide behind. Tell us something more substantial. You may deeply...
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