Shane Watson


COLOMBO - The Australian cricket team Tuesday rubbished media reports that the International Cricket Council (ICC) was investigating their opening World Cup match against Zimbabwe on potential spot-fixing.

COLOMBO - A furious Australian camp has slammed rumours that they dabbled in spot-fixing.

DUBAI - The International Cricket Council (ICC) has begun a probe of Australia's opening World Cup clash against Zimbabwe for any betting irregularities after openers Brad Haddin and Shane Watson batted slowly in the first 10 overs.

COLOMBO - Australia's coach Tim Nielsen Sunday defended his openers, saying they batted slowly when the situation demanded during their first 2011 World Cup match against Zimbabwe and accelerated superby against New Zealand in their next enocunter in Nagpur.

SYDNEY - Australian coach Tim Nielsen has defended his opening batsmen, who have been criticized for their slow scoring against Zimbabwe, saying that they did as asked and will continue to stick to their World Cup plans.
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