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Mervyn Westfield speaks out for the first time since spot-fixing case which led to prison

Image: Mervyn Westfield: Working with PCA to educate against dangers of spot-fixing

Mervyn Westfield has apologised for the spot-fixing case which saw him imprisoned, saying he felt "pressured into" manipulating a game against Durham.

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Westfield will appear at PCA pre-season meetings with every county in March 2014. PCA assistant chief executive Jason Ratcliffe said: "It's clear from the chain of events that Mervyn has been through a lot He recognises he did wrong and that the time is right to make amends within the cricket community to ensure nobody makes the same mistakes. "His moving interview is the first step of the education process and should serve as a timely reminder to all that cricket and other sports will not let up in the fight against corrupters." Westfield added: "If someone comes up to you and asks you to do match-fixing straight away say, 'no' tell someone and just walk away. "I lost the best job I've ever wanted to do. Not being able to do it is a massive smack in the face."