London, Oct 9 : Andrew Miller, editor of The Cricketer magazine, has said that the latest match-fixing expose by India TV are not as serious as those in August 2010 that led to the jailing of three Pakistan players, but added it shows cricket is still vulnerable to betting scams.
Despite none of the umpires being involved in any T20 World Cup matches, Miller says it shows cricket is still vulnerable to betting scams.
"What we do know (about the umpires) is they are not the big fish ... but it does show yet another example that cricket is susceptible," he told CNN.
"Let's be straight, this isn't like the sting at Lord's when it presented hard evidence of wrongdoing, this is boasting, people talking on camera in abstract terms about 'Could you fix a match?' 'Oh, sure I could fix a match.'
"It's not quite as credible as the News of the World expose back in the day but it doesn't matter sometimes in cricket because anything that reinforces that belief that there's something not quite right is bad for the sport.
"It is a worry for the ICC but ironically it is kind of good for cricket because the ICC doesn't really have the teeth to do this, or the willpower.
"It's got its anti-corruption unit but what can it do other than report on incidents that have already been exposed?
"It actually does rely on the media in certain instances to hit upon these things so it's an embarrassment for the sport, yes, but at the same time if this does remind people there are people watching and you are going to get caught out if you are doing wrong it is actually a good thing for the sport."
The News of the World newspaper had exposed then captain Salman Butt, and bowlers Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir, accepting money to bowl deliberate no balls in a Test match against England at Lord's.
All three served a prison sentence and were banned from international cricket for five years by the ICC.
