"this is not a conspiracy to defraud bookies but a conspiracy to defraud pakistan and pakistan cricket... we have taken it in hand to start our own investigations. we will shortly reveal the names of the people, the parties and the bodies involved in this sinister conspiracy and we also reserve the right to sue them for damages... there is loud and clear talk in bookie circles that some english players have taken enormous amounts of money to lose the match [the third odi]. no wonder there was such a collapse."