The cricketers in the present case were from Pakistan, and although they were playing at the highest level of the game with internationalreputations, their earnings were little more than those of middle ranking company executives.
In business, at least, image-polishing cannot substitute for regular rebukes and bouquets from bodies that systematically scrutinise countries' reputations, such as Transparency International (see article).
England's players, who considered refusing to play the fourth one-day international in the wake of the allegations, could also have attempted to sue for damage to their reputations.