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Richard Sydenham at Southwark Crown Court
October 11, 2011
The jury at the trial of the alleged spot-fixing case involving Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif were on Tuesday shown footage of how the alleged fix was arranged and subsequently unravelled.
On the fifth morning of the trial at Southwark Crown Court, relating to one of cricket's biggest controversies, footage from a secret video camera was shown while the undercover journalist responsible for the sting operation was in the witness box, hidden from the media and public with a screen.
When a reporter Mazhar Mahmood, gave £ 140 000 (€ 10,000 was presented previously Rendezvous) by the suitcase in a hotel room at the Copthorne Tara, Kensington High Street in London, Majeed counted the money and then provided the information essential.
Majeed told the journalist Amir Mohammad would not bowl the first ball, the ball for more than a third - "No signal, it just happens" that Asif would be a bowl of no-ball delivery sixth to tenth over and then the third is the ball to be launched by the Amir with the last ball over, has the signal goes around the door is a right-hander Jonathan Trott for the first time (assuming an open-handed to be treated, then).
Majeed was so sure that his players have not provided the necessary balls to him, he told the reporter: "If you do not give you the money back immediately," and added: ". You see this happen, and then you can count on "
The jury was then shown the recording by the first innings of the Test of the Lord and witnessed the first two no-balls occurs when Majeed said. The third did not happen just because the rain brought the day ready to play.
Later that evening, a phone call from Mahmood and Majeed third-ball no agreement. Mahmood Majeed said, after checking that it was good, now that he had demonstrated his influence on players, the third without the ball will be delivered by Amir third ball of his third over of the day.
Then, the court said the August 26, a Thursday night, the first day of the fourth test, how Majeed mistakenly sent a text message to Mahmood, for Amir, and said, "the third ball his third more. " Mahmood Majeed text message after the call, enabling the journalist to make his recording equipment.
Then, the court heard Majeed tried to return to the third without the ball, but at the insistence of his Mahmood (fictional) poster in the Far East had already opted for this event, said he was going to happen.
When asked if Amir Mahmood Majeed was not informed that the third ball, Majeed said: "It is informed that he just texted me to ask, should I do or not.".
Before the third no-ball was actually delivered during Majeed said he would be bowling was exceptionally well Amir and had reduced England to 47 in the fifth it was at that time, the court heard that Majeed has sent a message Mahmood text to say "no", referring to the correction.
A taped telephone conversation immediately after Majeed explained why this message sent. Majeed said: "He (Amir) recently shot nine times and has three windows All I'm saying is that he could not, could not .."
But Amir subsequently bowl, no ball and the beginning of a conversation later that night, Aug. 27, the court heard a recording of Majeed said. "I'm not a joker bruv"
Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt and fast bowler Asif to face charges of conspiracy to deceive, and conspiracy to obtain and accept corrupt payments, after the Lord's test in August last year, when he allegedly conspired with the agent Majid, Amir and other unknown persons in a default container without balls. Asif Butt and deny the charges.
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