The last I heard about the ICC, that august body had appointed a special investigator, much the same way that the Australian board has done. Not that I have one. All one can conclude is that the ICC seems to be adopting the time-honoured practice of being seen to do something about the scandal without really rubbing up anyone or any one country the wrong way. There were clouds over David Richards but he has not only stayed on, he has also quelled all efforts to launch an inquiry into his doings. Ali Bacher spread a great deal of rumour and innuendo around but nobody has asked him to back up his statements.
Public memory is woefully short.
That is a clich , but sadly a truism. Once the dust dies down, people often forget that a few days or weeks back, they were reluctant to even mention the word cricket. With all countries now looking to start their intensive international season, the absence of any scandal-related news is certainly a way of removing the focus from the players and back to the game. It only serves to fuel the suspicion that if the hand of the law were to reach into the scandal and really pull apart this can of worms, then a lot of the dirt would sit on people who are, to all appearances, clean. And people who are in positions of power.