Teams competing at the Cricket World Cup will be able to throw matches without breaking new match-fixing laws, a parliamentary committee says.

Black Caps captain Brendon McCullum said he has an "obligation to protect the game" as he prepares for a High Court showdown with former team-mate Chris Cairns.

Whatever the outcome of a criminal charge laid against Chris Cairns in London yesterday, the cricketer deserves credit for going voluntarily and immediately to Britain to face the charge.

Daryl Tuffey and Mel Cairns will not face charges after being questioned in relation to the impending Chris Cairns perjury trial.

Former New Zealand cricketer to be charged with perjury in London. He faces up to seven years in jail if convicted.

The impending perjury trial of Chris Cairns calls to mind the strange tale of author, former convict and lord of the realm, Jeffrey Archer.

Brendon McCullum's resolve to give evidence about alleged match-fixing approaches is "stronger than ever" after a legal row to keep confidential material out of the public domain.

The Metropolitan Police have contacted their New Zealand counterparts about Chris Cairns' conduct towards Brendon McCullum, a potential witness in his impending perjury trial.

As the net began to close, it didn't take anti-corruption officers long to figure out that Lou Vincent was no criminal mastermind.

Former New Zealand test cricketer says he "extremely disappointed" and that he will be flying to the UK to clear his name "once and for all".

A list of cricket match-fixers has been drawn up by police and anti-corruption investigators in a bid to stop them at the border before the World Cup next year.

British lawyers acting for Chris Cairns have reported Lou Vincent to the Metropolitan Police in a bid to have him prosecuted for match fixing.

Chris Cairns know in two weeks whether he'll be charged by British police with perverting the course of justice as the fallout from Lou Vincent's match-fixing ban continues.

So Lou Vincent has made his cathartic confession. The big question is: what happens now in the battle against match fixing?

Lou Vincent has been largely deserted by former New Zealand team-mates since his confession to cheating which resulted in a life ban by the England and Wales Cricket Board.

"I don't want sympathy, I want understanding. I'm a pretty decent bloke, a good lad who simply got dragged into a thick spider web."

Lou Vincent last night became the first professional sportsman in New Zealand to be banned for life.

Lou Vincent's cricketing fate is expected to be sealed within days, and the former international is likely to receive a life ban from the sport.

The English Cricket Board will reportedly not be charging former Black Cap Chris Cairns with any match fixing offences.

Lou Vincent has become the first New Zealand cricketer to be banned in relation to match-fixing.

Chris Cairns named Stephen Fleming, Daniel Vettori and Kyle Mills as three players who have aided the ICC's investigation into his alleged role in match-fixing.

The chairman of the ICC's anti-corruption unit has given a broad hint the inquiry into Lou Vincent, Chris Cairns and Daryl Tuffey is coming to an end.

Chris Cairns is flying to England for further interviews with the London Metropolitan Police.

Lou Vincent says today's match-fixing charges by the England & Wales Cricket Board dispel any notions that he has taken part in a plea bargain.

A recording of Lou Vincent and Chris Cairns' friend and former lawyer Andrew Fitch-Holland discussing match-fixing looms as a crucial piece of evidence.

All it took was one word to ensure the future of cricket's credibility would come down to a battle between Brendon McCullum and Player X.

New Zealand Cricket is considering appointing an anti-corruption official.