BBC News broke into their wall-to-wall coverage of the Cairo crisis to just report that the Crown prosecution service has decided to charge the 3 Pakistani players, Butt, Asif, & Aamir & their agent Majid for "conspiracy to cheat" & "conspiracy to accept corrupt payments." Not only are the players charged, the CPS said that if they don't return to the UK, they will demand their extradition from Pakistan.
This is BIG news. The ICC panel is due to rule tomorrow, and I wonder if they had a hint of this timing, and so delayed their announcement. If not, maybe they will delay their ruling, because it will surely be prejudicial (one way or another) to the Crown's case. With the World Cup just 15 days, this will dominate the headlines for a while.
Quite a turn of events. The trial is scheduled to start on March 17 -- right in the final stages of the round-robin for the World Cup, and before the KO's. This will certainly dominate the cricket headlines as it coincides with cricket's highest-profile event. Whoever is orchestrating it, by announcing this just before the ICC tribunal makes its ruling, and having the trial start right in the thick of the World Cup, certainly has a keen sense of drama and a nose for timing.
Bharat
This is BIG news. The ICC panel is due to rule tomorrow, and I wonder if they had a hint of this timing, and so delayed their announcement. If not, maybe they will delay their ruling, because it will surely be prejudicial (one way or another) to the Crown's case. With the World Cup just 15 days, this will dominate the headlines for a while.
Quite a turn of events. The trial is scheduled to start on March 17 -- right in the final stages of the round-robin for the World Cup, and before the KO's. This will certainly dominate the cricket headlines as it coincides with cricket's highest-profile event. Whoever is orchestrating it, by announcing this just before the ICC tribunal makes its ruling, and having the trial start right in the thick of the World Cup, certainly has a keen sense of drama and a nose for timing.
Bharat
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