A British judge dismissed claims Wednesday that Pakistan bowler Mohammad Aamer was only involved in one episode of spot-fixing, as three Pakistan players awaited sentencing in the case. The 19-year-old has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to cheat at gambling and to accept corrupt payments by plotting to bowl pre-arranged no-balls during the Test match between England and Pakistan at Lord's in August 2010.
Judge Jeremy Cooke, sitting at London's Southwark Crown Court, said that text messages sent from murky contacts in Pakistan suggested the talented youngster was also implicated in fixing during the proceeding Test at The Oval. "There are certainly texts and the like which suggest that Aamer's first and only involvement was not limited to Lord's, it was not an isolated and one-off event," Cooke said. Former Pakistan Test captain Salman Butt and bowler Mohammad Asif were found guilty of the same two charges by a jury at the same court on Tuesday. All three are due to be sentenced this week.