Cairns to be hit for six

Black Caps captain Brendon McCullum's greatest test as a cricketer is about to begin: he has arrived at the Southwark Crown Court to give evidence against his former idol Chris Cairns. McCullum is expected to start giving evidence at time of writing as the second witness in the trial, which is on charges of perjury and perverting the course of justice. But why turn on one you looked up to? Here's why: he has accused Cairns, described in court as his idol, of trying to recruit him to fix matches when he was playing T20 cricket in the Indian Premier League in 2008. Cairns' legal team is expected to accuse McCullum of lying and question why he took nearly three years to report the alleged corrupt approach to cricket authorities. But if Cairns really did fix matches, he should be ashamed of himself. He will have let down not just McCullum, but many others who have looked up to him over the years.