By Lawrence Booth Follow @@the_topspin and Ed Hawkins The charges brought by the ECB against Lou Vincent and Naved Arif are the beginning of the end of a story that unfolded three years ago in sleepy Hove — 4,500 miles away from the global epicentre of match-fixing in Mumbai. If the charges are upheld, both men are likely to be banned for life. The case against Vincent has been one of the worst-kept secrets in cricket. Sportsmail revealed back in December that he was under investigation by the ICC’s anti-corruption unit, while the details of his involvement with cricket’s underworld were laid bare in this newspaper last week.
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Lou Vincent and Naved Arif charge with fixing match between Sussex and Kent in August 2011
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Vincent run out for a one from seven balls as Sussex's chase slowed
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Arif made 11 off 29 balls — a major factor in Kent’s eventual 14-run victory
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Arif had earlier taken no wicket for 41 runs in six overs
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Bookmaker said to have organised the fix was allegedly at the game and spoke to Vincent on the boundary
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£14m - more than twice the normal figure for a televised county game - was placed on the match
But the situation may have been complicated by the fact that, at the time, @placeholder told Sussex he had been approached to fix the game — but had turned it down.