``During the course of the 1994 tour of Sri Lanka, before we went to Pakistan, I was approached by a man, who I later discovered to be bookmaker from India.
``He gave me $5,000 and in return he spoke to me on several occasions for routine questions like what the pitch was like, what the weather conditions were.
``I never at any stage told him about team tactics or selections.
``As the captain of Victoria and a senior Australian cricketer, I regularly provide much more detailed information to the media before any match I play. ``However, I realise that I was very naive and stupid.
``I was fined $8,000 by the Australian Cricket Board and paid the fine immediately.
``I've had no contact with the bookmaker since and am very disappointed and sorry for my actions.
``I've always strived to do the best I can for my country and I think that the way I've played and conducted myself on the field shows that I'm a cricketer with integrity, who has never given anything but his best.
``I deeply regret this action off the field and wish to state that playing for Australia is the greatest honour I've had in my cricketing career.
``I must emphasize that I have never ever been involved in any match-fixing or bribery in any cricket matches at any stage of my career.''
Mark Waugh
``During the course of the 1994 tour of Sri Lanka, I was approached by a man who asked me to provide routine information before Australia's one-day matches on that tour.
``He asked me general questions on what the Australian side expected from the pitch and weather conditions but at no stage did I discuss team tactics or line-ups.
``In return for speaking to me on that handful of occasions he offered me $6,000 which I accepted.
``At the time I did not see the implications of offering such information, which I thought to be mundane and exactly the same as any pre-match media interview.
``In early 1995, the Australian Cricket Board asked me if I had ever provided information to a bookmaker and I replied I had done so the previous year.
``I was fined $10,000 and paid my fine immediately.
``I have never spoken to the bookmaker again since.
``In this period since I was fined, the full implications of the possibility that I may be linked to actions much more sinister than those I innocently undertook in 1994 have become very clear to me.
``Even while this matter has not been made public until now, I realise and accept fully that my actions were naive and stupid.
``I regret them entirely and wish to restate in the strongest possible manner that I have always given my best for my country in every match I have played and I believe my record, particularly in the last three years, fully supports this statement.
``I must emphasise that I have never been involved in match-fixing or bribery on cricket matches in any stage of my career.''