Match-fixing 'under control'

Malcolm Speed says that match-fixing is under control

International Cricket Council chief executive Malcolm Speed has said match-fixing is under control.

The ICC formed an anti-corruption unit in 2000 - headed by former Scotland Yard chief Lord Condon.

The unit was set up after Indian captain Mohammad Azharuddin and Pakistan skipper Salim Malik were banned for fixing international games.

"Lord Condon believes that the problem is under control, but it's not gone forever," warned Speed.

South African captain Hansie Cronje, who later died in a plane crash, admitted taking money from an Indian bookmaker and was also given a life ban from international cricket.

Speed said the ICC spends more than £1m a year on anti-corruption and a security unit.

"And we will continue to do that because we believe that it is one of the most serious problems we have confronted - but we must remain vigilant and fight against it," he added.

In March this year, former Test wicket-keeper Rashid Latif threw suspicions on the results of one-day matches between Pakistan and India, but Speed said evidence was needed to support the allegations.

"If a player has the evidence he must come forward and provide full details, but what we don't wish to see is people making allegations when there is no support to their allegations."