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CRICKET chiefs launched a probe today after The Sun handed over a bombshell dossier on attempts to fix the Third Ashes Test.
Two bookies offered to sell details of rigged periods of play which could be bet on to win millions of dollars, The Sun reports.
They asked for up to £140,000 (A$245,000) to “spot fix” markets such as the exact amount of runs scored in an over.
The Indian Mr Big said: “Before match. I will tell you this over, this runs and then you have to put all the bets on that over.”
Asked if it was a good source he said: “Absolutely correct information.”
The pair said corrupt players “signal” the fix is on by making a subtle gesture on the field, such as changing their gloves.
Spotters in the crowd then tell bookies who quickly bet millions into the underground Indian market.
The pair reeled off players they say work as their “puppets”.
They also claimed to be working with a fixer in Australian cricket known as The Silent Man.
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