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Shane
Warne
(Recorded
on 9th April, 1995)
I, SHANE
WARNE of Royal Antiguan Hotel, Antigua, DO SOLEMNLY AND SINCERELY DECLARE
THAT:
1. On the night before the last day of the First Test on the 1994 Australian Tour of Pakistan I was in my hotel room with Tim May when I was telephoned by Salim Malik.
2. Malik said he needed to talk to me. I was surprised and asked him what about. He said it was private and asked me to come up to his room. He said I must come up to his room.
3. I went to Malik’s room. Malik was alone. He said words to the effect of “our prode is at stake. We cannot lose this first test. I means a lot to us not to lose. You and Maysie are the keys for Australian tomorrow, we don’t want you to bowl well tomorrow”.
4. I told Malik we were going to win the Test Match tomorrow.
5. Malik then said he could have $US 200,000 in my room in half an hour. I couldn’t believe what I had heard and said “ You’re fucking kidding”. I also asked Malik if he was serious. He said that he was and that I must get back to him.
6. I returned to my hotel room. Tim May asked “ What did the rat want?”. I told him of my conversation with Malik and May said “Is he joking or not? Did you tell him to fuck off?”
7. Either
that night or the following morning I rang Malik and told him to fuck off
and forget it. I told him that is not the way we operate in Australia.
8. Later
on the tour I attended a Presidential reception the night before the One
Day International in Rawalpindi. Malik approached Mark Waugh with ehom
I was talking and offered $US 200,000 for four or five Australian players
not to play well the next day. He suggested we could bat slowly and not
bowl well-a few full tosses and long hops.
9. Malik said he wanted to discuss it later with Mark Waugh.
10. I was not present at any subsequent conversation between Mark Waugh and Salim Malik.
AND I MAKE
this solemn declaration conscientiously believing it to be true.
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