Prosecutors say the spot-fixing case involving three Pakistani cricketers underlines the "rampant corruption" sweeping through the game.

Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir are accused of fixing parts of a test match during Pakistan's tour of England in 2010. Prosecutor Aftab Jafferjee says the players wanted to earn "vast amounts of money ... at the expense of the integrity of the game."

Speaking on the first full day of the trial in London's Southwark Crown Court, Jafferjee said Wednesday "this case reveals a depressing tale of rampant corruption" in cricket.

Butt and Asif deny conspiracy to cheat and conspiracy to accept corrupt payments between Aug. 15-29 last year. Amir isn't required to appear in court.