Former New Zealand captain Chris Cairns has appeared in court in London charged with perjury linked into a libel action he brought in great britain in 2012.
Cairns won £90,000 in damages after he sued Lalit Modi, creator of the Indian Premier League, over an accusation of matchfixing made on Twitter in January 2010.
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Kevin Pietersen has given his reaction to the leaked ECB document which sets out a series of allegations against the former England batsman.
Perhaps the most serious accusation of all is that Pietersen threatened to quit the Ashes tour if England went 3-0 down in the series, a suggestion which the 34-year-old has rejected out of hand.
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Bob Willis says Kevin Pietersen’s revelations underline his belief England’s cricketers are ‘overly-mollycoddled, over-coached and can’t think for themselves’.
In Pietersen’s autobiography – which is released on Thursday – the batsman slams a number of former team-mates with accusations of bullying and criticises the culture cultivated by former director of cricket Andy Flower.
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Kevin Pietersen has rejected accusations his book is a “work of fiction” and revealed he still gets messages from current players asking for advice on how to play certain bowlers.
Speaking to Tim Abraham on Sky Sports News HQ, Pietersen said he was proud of his autobiography, in which he accuses Matt Prior of being a prime culprit in a “bullying culture” in the England dressing room under former director of cricket Andy Flower.
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Former England teammate Graeme Swann has slammed Kevin Pietersen’s new autobiography, labelling it the “the biggest work of fiction since Jules Verne”.
Speaking at an awards ceremony at Lord’s, Swann denied accusations by Pietersen that he was part of a clique of bowlers who perpetuated a “bullying culture” in the England dressing room.
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Former New Zealand captain Chris Cairns has appeared in court to face a charge of perjury linked to a libel action he brought in the UK in 2012.
Cairns won £90,000 in damages after he sued Lalit Modi, founder of the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket tournament, over an accusation of match-fixing made on Twitter in January 2010.
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Former New Zealand cricketer Chris Cairns will appear in court next week to face one count of perjury linked into a libel action he brought in great britain in 2012.
Cairns won £90,000 in damages after he sued Lalit Modi, creator of the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket tournament, over an accusation of matchfixing made on Twitter in January 2010.
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