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Stewart 'absolutely clear' of
allegations: ECB chief

England Cricket Board chairman Lord MacLaurin said on Friday that former captain Alec Stewart was "absolutely clear" of involvement in the game's match-fixing scandal.

Stewart was named in an official Indian report on match-fixing earlier this month. He denied allegations he took money from a bookmaker, and remained on England's tour of Pakistan.

MacLaurin said he would meet the head of the International Cricket Council's anti-corruption unit, Sir Paul Condon, soon but Stewart's case would not be discussed.

"We'll talk about things in general," MacLaurin told BBC radio. "As far as I'm concerned, Alec Stewart is absolutely clear.

"I had a long conversation with him when it first arose some 10 days ago and I've said to Alec 'you get on and do what you do best'.

"For the moment it's (Stewart's case) absolutely closed -- I have no doubt at all that if anything comes out in the future that Sir Paul will come and talk to us about it.

"But at the moment the matter is closed. Alec is a very strong and excellent international cricketer... he will put this to the back of him and will perform extremely well for England in this series."

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