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Butt accused of 'pressurising' Asif

The lawyer of Mohammad Asif accused the player's former captain, Salman Butt, of "pressurising him" before he bowled his infamous no-ball at the Lord's Test last year

18-Oct-2011•Richard Sydenham at Southwark Crown Court

'I misjudged Majeed' - Butt

Salman Butt, the ex-Pakistan Test captain accused of being involved in spot-fixing, said on the tenth day of the trial in London that he "misjudged" his former agent Mazhar Majeed

18-Oct-2011•Richard Sydenham at Southwark Crown Court

I would never ask Amir, Asif to cheat - Butt

Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt denied ever asking Mohammad Asif or Mohammad Amir to cheat and bowl pre-planned no-balls, a court heard on Friday

14-Oct-2011•Richard Sydenham at Southwark Crown Court

Nobody can put pressure on me - Asif

A court heard on Friday during the alleged spot-fixing trial defendant Mohammed Asif insist that he was not protecting his former captain Salman Butt

14-Oct-2011•Richard Sydenham at Southwark Crown Court

Illness delays Asif's arrival at court

Mohammad Asif, the Pakistan bowler on trial for alleged spot-fixing, failed to appear for the eighth day of the case at Southwark Crown Court in central London

14-Oct-2011•Richard Sydenham at Southwark Crown Court

Second expert says no-balls had huge odds

Statistician David Kendix, said the alleged pre-determined no-balls that Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif bowled in last year's Lord's Test had a one in 1.5 million chance of happening without any inside information

12-Oct-2011•Richard Sydenham at Southwark Crown Court

NOTW journalist grilled about phone-hacking

The lawyer of Mohammad Asif grilled the prosecution's chief witness - former News of the World journalist Mazhar Mahmood

12-Oct-2011•Richard Sydenham at Southwark Crown Court

Footage shows spot-fix set-up

The jury at the trial of the alleged spot-fixing case involving Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif were on Tuesday shown footage of how the alleged fix was arranged and subsequently unravelled

11-Oct-2011•Richard Sydenham at Southwark Crown Court

Court hears million-dollar plan to fix Oval Test

Mazhar Majeed, the agent of several Pakistan players, was offered US$1 million by an Indian bookmaker to ensure the team lost the third Test at The Oval against England

11-Oct-2011•Richard Sydenham at Southwark Crown Court

Huge odds of exact no-balls - expert

The likelihood of three no-balls occurring at pre-determined times in a Test match had a "one in a 1.5 million chance" of happening, a court was told on Monday

10-Oct-2011•Richard Sydenham at Southwark Crown Court

More matches were to be fixed

Pakistan were to throw at least one limited-over international on the 2010 tour of England, a court was told on Monday

10-Oct-2011•Richard Sydenham at Southwark Crown Court

Court hears how spot-fixing plan unfolded

A court heard on Monday a recording of how the alleged Pakistan spot-fixing controversy was spawned

10-Oct-2011•Richard Sydenham at Southwark Crown Court

Majeed talked of Pakistan T20 league

The agent at the centre of the spot-fixing allegations tried to impress an undercover journalist, posing as an Indian businessman

10-Oct-2011•Richard Sydenham at Southwark Crown Court

Spot-fixing trial

Full coverage of the spot-fixing trial of Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif in London

06-Oct-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Jury sees no-ball footage and phone records

Video footage of the now infamous no-balls was shown to the jury before lunch on the third day of the alleged spot-fixing trial involving Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif

06-Oct-2011•Richard Sydenham at Southwark Crown Court

Prosecution opens with details of illegal betting

Arguments in the alleged spot-fixing trial of Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif began on Wednesday afternoon with the prosecution making its opening address to the jury

05-Oct-2011•Richard Sydenham at Southwark Crown Court

Jury sworn in for spot-fixing trial

A year on from the spot-fixing allegations that rocked the cricket world, Pakistan's Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif appeared in court as the trial into one of the sport's greatest controversies began

04-Oct-2011•Richard Sydenham at Southwark Crown Court

Butt and Asif arrive to begin court case

Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif have arrived at Southwark Crown Court in London

03-Oct-2011•Richard Sydenham

Spot-fixing bans 'too lenient', players say

The three Pakistan players accused of spot-fixing in the Lord's Test got off lightly, according to the majority of players polled in a recent survey

02-Jun-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Preliminary hearing in spot-fixing trial in July

There will be a preliminary hearing in July in the Crown Prosecution Services' case against the three Pakistan players banned for spot-fixing and player-agent Mazhar Majeed

24-May-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

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