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New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum told a news conference in Christchurch on Thursday (22 May) he rejected several opportunities to partake in match fixing. McCullum hopes the controversy won't have a negative impact on the sport he 'loves'.

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SOUNDBITE (English) Brendon Mccullum

"In regards to my testimony, and obviously the reaction to it and the fact that it managed to be aired in public, I am obviously disappointed about that but there is nothing I can do about that now. Whilst I can't go into the specifics of what is going on in the investigation or my involvement in it, I will try and answer some questions shortly."

"I guess from my point of view, the dealings I have had with the group that I dealt with I have confidence in those people, yes. How the leak happened I am un sure but the people I dealt with I have confidence in, yeah."

(Question: So you feel you can carry on talking to them?)

"I will continue to fulfil my obligation in the investigation, yes."

"The sport of cricket is a great sport which we're all very privileged to be involved in and obviously there's a couple of circumstances which have slightly tainted the game. But also the majority of the people involved in the sport uphold the traditions and the respect for the sport which everyone loves and I would hope that the fans would continue to support the sport that everyone else is obviously trying incredibly hard at, and it's a sport we love."