Former England international Darren Gough has condemned the decision to axe Kevin Pietersen as “absolutely pathetic”.

Former England international Darren Gough has condemned the decision to axe Kevin Pietersen as “absolutely pathetic”.

Cricket Ireland chief executive Warren Deutrom has denied that the International Cricket Council (ICC) has pressurised Ireland to play in Zimbabwe.

The ECB have confirmed that Kevin Pietersen will not play in the upcoming T20 and one-day series and will instead play for Surrey.

Australia star Shane Watson has confirmed that he was approached by an Indian bookmaker during last summer’s Ashes series in England.

It was reported on Tuesday that there have been a further three arrests in connection with the betting scam investigation into the Pakistan cricket team.

ICC president Sharad Pawar has said that the one-day series between England and Pakistan will go ahead, despite claims of spot-fixing.

The world of cricket has been rocked by the arrest of an agent who allegedly offered to fix part of Pakistan’s latest Test match against England.

England secured a 3-1 series win against Pakistan with an innings and 225 run-win in a fourth Test hit by spot-fixing allegations.

The record books will show that England won the fourth Test by an innings and 255 runs, sealing the series 3-1, but the circumstances surrounding their opponents meant the cheers were muted.