Samuels may be cleared to play

THE International Cricket Council will today review Marlon Samuels' two-year ban for alleged dealings with an Indian gambler, potentially paving the way for the batsman to resume his place in the West Indian side for the limited-overs series against Australia. Samuels and his legal team insist the suspension imposed by the West Indies Cricket Board was unjust, and will not stand up when reviewed by the ICC's code of conduct commission chairman, Michael Belhoff, QC. Even if Belhoff upholds the board's ruling, Samuels' lawyers will file for a judicial review in the Antiguan courts, along with an injunction that would allow him to play while the matter is being considered. "I want to get started right away," Samuels told The Age yesterday. "I have already wasted too much time. I am at the top of my game right now, and I need to... [read full story]