'Fixing' Allegations Overshadow Victory ; England Celebrations Are Muted

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Shock and despair at 'spot-fixing' allegations against members of the Pakistan team left England unable to celebrate a 3-1 npower Test series win.

Champagne and back slaps ought to have been in order at Lord's after England bowled their opponents out for 147 with five sessions to spare to win by an innings and 225 runs. Yet, instead of public acknowledgement of a task handsomely accomplished, administrators reacted to newspaper reports implicating several Pakistani players by organising a private post-match presentation ceremony in the Long Room.

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'Fixing' Allegations Overshadow Victory ; England Celebrations Are Muted

England captain Andrew Strauss spoke of his "astonishment" and sadness at the finger of match-fixing suspicion on the tourists and the arrest of a 3...

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