That's a fair point and often how papers operate when they give evidence to the authorities - "this us what we've got, we're going to publish but will give you the option as to when. In return, we'd like an interview and briefing from your investigators. Otherwise we can simply go to print now."
I haven't seen any evidence which could be considered reasonable i.e. the sting video by NOTW....if there is any evidence as such The Sun should publish it like it was done before...and i think The Sun is subsidiary or some how affiliated with NOTW...correct me if am wrong though..
But come on...how do we even know if that is reasonable evidence to develop our own opinion about it? If you want me to trust ICC with it then thats just wrong...public should be aware of it..or at least part of it..
If reasonable evidence is available to ICC it must share it with PCB and ECB and not just take a sole action. And that is a big "IF" about the validity of the evidence provided that no other parties are being involved. You simply can't launch investigations based on unrevealed and classified evidence if any and bring spot light on a particular person or entity. It is unfair and unjust and certainly is singling out Pakistan cricket.
In that case don't say a word about investigation until its completed dont say who you are investigating and why, once the investigation is done, fair enough give the evidence to the parties involved and put them up for trial or whatever the due process may be, if the evidence is weak abandon it and move on. It is the right of the party being investigated to be done in privacy and confidentiality as they are innocent until proven guilty, you can not treat anyone like a criminal until they are proven one hence, they retain the right to confidentiality.
I agree a lot of Pakistani's do play the victim card but ICC did handle the current situation poorly.If you have conclusive evidence then immediately suspend the involved parties like they did with the tainted trio I don't want any cheats to add to their internation runs and wickets tally, if there are still doubts then do your investigations quietly behind close doors till you have more concrete facts in your hands now was not the time to start something new. All these half baked allegations do is inflame an already volatile situation and takes the focus away from what has been a rip snorting odi series.
"We are investigating" does not mean "guilty as charged", Faisal.. When you are less charged up, you will realize it yourself. And the ICC have said nothing but that they are investigating the said allegations. At this point, they are just that... allegations.
All i say is they should have kept it confidential until something substantial would have come across which could have been solid enough to prove the players guilty in a trial. I simply don't agree with ICC's handling of the situation and i have already stated my opinion of what Ijaz Butt did in the other thread....They should have kept there mouth shut until they reached a reasonable point in their investigation at which they could confirm that there was spot fixing done in the 3rd ODI.