Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland says he's shocked to hear reports of alleged Test cricket fixing by Pakistan players in London and Sydney.
Sutherland said on Monday he would not make further comment about January's now suspect Sydney Test, in which Australia scored a remarkable come-from-behind victory over Pakistan, until he gets findings from investigations underway in London.
He was responding to weekend reports of a British newspaper sting which have produced a betting scandal with claims of spot fixing by Pakistan players of outcomes in the just-completed fourth Test against England at Lord's.
The alleged fixer at the centre of the sting was reportedly also caught boasting that the Sydney Test was rigged.
"The reports from the UK are most disturbing and we look forward to the outcome of rigorous investigation by the UK authorities as well as by the ICC," said Sutherland.
"CA had been in no doubt that Australia had won that game on the merit of their on-field performance and will now wait on evidence from UK and ICC investigations before making any further comment," he said in a CA statement.
Meanwhile, Sutherland appealed to cricket fans not to be discouraged by the match fixing allegations from making donations to Pakistan emergency flood relief effort.
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