There is nothing we have seen that would make us doubt any of our players: ECB respond to spot-fixing claims

The ECB have placed their full support behind the England players after the team's Test match against India in Chennai in December 2016 was alleged by an Al Jazeera documentary to have been subjected to spot-fixing

^{The ECB have released a statement about the Al Jazeera documentary}

The ECB have placed their full support behind the England players after the team's Test match against India in Chennai in December 2016 was alleged to have been subjected to spot-fixing.

An Al Jazeera documentary claims that a Mumbai-based match-fixer named Aneel Munawar told undercover investigators about a scheme involving English players who as yet remain unnamed by the broadcaster.

The fix, which reportedly relates to scoring rates, is one of several allegations made by the film, which also implicates former Pakistan batsman Hasan Raza in a conversation over the possible fixing of T20 matches and a Galle groundsman in the possible doctoring of a Test-match pitch.

England vehemently deny the claims, however, and in a statement released on Sunday, ECB chief executive Tom Harrison said that the governing body is not aware of "any credible evidence connecting any England players to any kind of corruption".

The Chennai game was won by India, by an innings and 75 runs.

^{ECB chief executive Tom Harrison} 

“There is nothing we have seen that would make us doubt any of our players in any way whatsoever," Harrison said.

“The limited information we have been given has been discussed with all the England players.

“They emphatically deny the allegations, have stated categorically that the claims are false and they have our full support."

Australia's game against India in Ranchi in March 2017 also stands accused by Al Jazeera of being rigged.

Cricket Australia responded on Sunday by releasing a statement calling on the production company to make raw footage available to investigators, and the ECB followed suit with Harrison stating the organisation's disappointment that Al Jazeera "have not been more cooperative and responsible when making sure serious allegations".

“Neither ECB nor the ICC is aware of any credible evidence connecting any England players to any form of corruption," Harrison said.

“ECB had been aware of the planned Al Jazeera documentary for some time but have not been given the full content.

“There have been repeated requests for any evidence and unedited materials to be shared with the ICC so they can fully investigate."

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