Mark Waugh silent on Cronje scandal

SYDNEY, APRIL 19. Australian batsman Mark Waugh, fined for taking money from bookmakers five years ago, refused on Wednesday to talk about the Hansie Cronje scandal.

``I'm going home, the season's over,'' said Waugh, who declined to answer questions when he returned from South Africa where Australia's three-match limited overs series was over- shadowed by the South African captain's admission he accepted money from a bookmaker for ``information and forecasting.''

Five years ago, Waugh and star leg-spinner Shane Warne were fined a combined total of $18,000 (about Rs 5 Lakhs) after they admitted receiving cash from an Indian bookmaker for providing pitch and weather information.

Waugh, who has played international cricket virtually non-stop over the past two years, was in no mood to chat with the media at Sydney airport.

Australian team manager Steve Bernard said the Waugh/Warne case was history. ``I think what has happened with Mark and Shane has gone, the action has been taken and we are in a new era now and we're trying to make sure it's a clean one,'' Bernard said.

- AFP

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