Two more former Black Caps at Chris Cairns's perjury trial in London have been grilled about their decisions not to come forward with reports of match fixing.
Former New Zealand cricketers Kyle Mills and Andre Adams took the stand in Southwark Crown Court on Friday and faced questioning about why, if they had known about cheating, they did not report it to anti-corruption officials.
Mills said Brendon McCullum told him in either late 2008 or early 2009 that Cairns had approached him while the national side was touring England and asked him to become involved in fixing.
"I was pretty gobsmacked with that statement alone," Mills told the London court.
It was at an anti-corruption seminar in 2011, that he and McCullum decided Cairns's approach needed to be reported, Mills said.
Defence lawyer Orlando Pownall QC, however, questioned why it was not brought to officials immediately.
"I suggest to you, Mr Mills, that the law with regard to reporting of approaches was as clear then as it is now, wasn't it?" Mr Pownall said.
Mills disagreed: "The education around anti-corruption now is more prevalent than it was in 2008... If I got approached now, I'd definitely report it, but, back then, I'm not sure what had been instructed to us."
Adams also drew fire from the defence after describing how Lou Vincent urged him to get involved in match fixing.
"Louie said 'I've got this opportunity for you, you could make some money you don't have to take it, but you could make some good money and I don't want you to miss out'," Adams told the court.
"I just said 'OK, whatever, send it through and I'll have a look at it'. I didn't ever plan to look at it, but I didn't want to make Lou feel like he'd done something stupid."
When asked why he did not report the incident, Adams said Vincent's future in New Zealand cricket appeared to have ended and he did not want to be "the straw that broke the camel's back".
"I felt like if I reported him he would have either committed suicide or done something stupid," Adams said.
New Zealand captain McCullum previously told the court about three occasions on which Cairns had tried to involve him in fixing.
"I felt he was, Chris was, a hero, and I didn't feel like I was threatened by his approaches, and I felt I could deal with it without making it an issue," McCullum said.
"I guess I wasn't as understanding of the rules then as I am now. I definitely regret taking so long to report it."
In other evidence on Friday, Adams told the court about a dinner with a group of Black Caps in India where Cairns talked openly about how easy it was to get away with match fixing in the Indian Cricket League.
"He said 'Even if there is match fixing, what does it matter, this is an unsanctioned event, what are they going to do?'," Adams told the trial at Southwark Crown Court on Thursday.
"'How will they ever prove it', basically."
Mr Pownall suggested Adams' recollection of the night was incorrect, but Adams said that while he could not recall precise wording, he remembered Cairns's comments about match fixing "very clearly".
Cairns is facing a charge of perjury and one of perverting the course of justice in relation to a 2012 libel case.
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