ECB Chief criticises naming of foreign players in CBI report

The England and Wales Cricket Board's Chief Executive, Tim Lamb, has criticised the Indian authorities for publicly naming players in the CBI report into match-fixing.

"It's unfortunate that India made public the names of foreign players," said Lamb. "I am not a lawyer, but had this been done in the UK a defamation case would have been filed."

Lamb also defended the decision not to suspend Alec Stewart.

"There is absolutely no basis for suspending Alec Stewart on allegations that are unsubstantiated, not sustainable in law," Lamb stated.

"The International Cricket Council anti-corruption body chief Sir Paul Condon has conveyed to us that he entirely supports the decision of several boards not to suspend players on the basis of unsubstantiated allegations."