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| Friday, 28 June, 2002, 08:30 GMT 09:30 UK Time to name and shame? Cricket's anti-corruption chief Lord Condon draws up a blacklist of around 100 people who will be banned from attending the 2003 World Cup. Should the list be made public? This debate is now closed. Condon, who also admits cricket matches were still being fixed up until spring 2001, said the list would include former players and known bookmakers. And he added that in an ideal world certain people still playing professional cricket would not be allowed to do so. Should the list remain under wraps; or should the public be allowed to see it? Condon is a complete joke, every few months he gives information that certain games have been fixed without ever producing the evidence or naming players. If the evidence is there, it should come out in the public domain. If it does not stand up to scrutiny, why mention this unless Condon is solely interested in personal justification. I cannot believe that they are not sure what to do. They were 100% sure in naming and shaming Hansie Cronje and we all know that there are others just like Hansie out there that have a lot to hide. Expose these liars and thieves and let them go through the horror that Cronje went through. There are cricketers and bookmakers from the UK, West Indies, Australia and New Zealand...you name it every country has some dirt in it and they must be exposed NOW before the World Cup arrives and cricket gets rocked again! He should be allowed to do more than that. What happened in Pakistan is a travesty. Sham investigations clearing players should not be allowed. Condon should be given powers to investigate players and coaches and other personnel. He should be allowed to ban players. I propose he be given powers akin to the baseball and football commissioners in the US.
The names need to be published. I understand that a lot of hearts will be broken, but getting rid of it while we can is what we must do, to save any future heartbreak. Condon should understand that we, the fans of the game, have a right to know who these people are. Restricting their attendance doesn't mean a thing in this age. Lord Condon must reveal his list of corrupt cricketers or else his credibility will be dealt a severe blow. He has opened his mouth and now he must back up his word with his deed. If they are worried about naming and shaming, that makes me wonder how solid their evidence is against these players. If they incorrectly accuse people, the obvious repercussions could bring a lot more shame on the game. Get it right, throw out the cheats and then we can all get back to enjoying the game as it should be. I'd much rather be talking about the performances in a game than whether it was fixed. There is no point in naming and shaming. Cricket has gone through enough already. The ringleaders of match-fixing have been caught and convicted. If Condon is not taking any action against others it is perhaps because they had no direct involvement. Therefore, they need the benefit of the doubt. Let us move on and play cricket - no politics!
You have to name them to stop it happening in the future. Set an example now and the future of cricket could be clean. John Castle, Aldershot, England Yes. These corrupt guys have to pay the price by being known publicly. By not making it public defeats the purpose of Eliminating the Match Fixing. CEO's of Enron, Arthur Andersen, WorldCom, etc, have been shamed as villains. Cricket is big business too. Name these culprits immediately in order to bring sanity to this noblest of sports. Otherwise, the phrase "it's not cricket" will have no meaning. Name and shame - it is the only thing to do!
Of course they should 'name and shame'... but they will not. Too many people on the 'name and shame' list have information that the anti-corruption board officials would not like making public. It's a Mexican-standoff. Mal Walker, Australia There have been far too many cover-ups in cricket, and it's high time this culture of sweeping it under the carpet and hoping it goes away ended. In any other walk of life people who transgress from socially acceptable behaviour are named, shamed and punished. Why should cricket be any different? It should be published, as these people have bought the game into disrepute, and taken the game away form the adoring public. Name them, so the world knows who they are! Of course they should publish it - it will act as a huge deterrent to any future culprits. |
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