Separately, the player was suspended from bowling in January after independent analysis of his action revealed his off-break and faster deliveries exceeded the 15 degrees level of tolerance permitted under regulations.

BBC: Suspended Samuels set to appeal

Pakistan's spin bowling all-rounder Shoaib Malik is the latest player to fall foul of existing regulations.

BBC: Muttiah Muralitharan

Spot-fixing in cricket occurs when a player deliberately rigs part of the game, for example by bowling a poor delivery from which a batsman can easily score runs.

WSJ: Scandal Hits Indian Cricket

Flintoff failed again with the bat but underlined his importance to the team with his magnificent bowling effort, and his hat-trick was the first by an England player in an overseas one-day match.

BBC: Flintoff inspires England triumph

Even before Ian Terence Botham retired in 1992, England have been searching for a player who could be selected on the basis of either his batting or his bowling.

BBC: Flintoff England's new hero

The bowling-related injury sets Andrew Bynum back even further than expected, and leaves the 76ers without their potential franchise player.

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