Friday 17 October 2014 09:59, UK
Former New Zealand captain Chris Cairns has appeared in court in London charged with perjury linked to a libel action he brought in the UK in 2012.
Cairns won £90,000 in damages after he sued Lalit Modi, founder of the Indian Premier League, over an accusation of match-fixing made on Twitter in January 2010.
But the 44-year-old was accused of perjury and faced Southwark Crown Court on Thursday.
Cairns appeared in the glass-fronted dock alongside barrister Andrew Fitch-Holland, who faces one count of perverting the course of justice.
The pair, both dressed in dark blue suits and blue ties, spoke only to confirm their names.
Judge Alistair McCreath gave the pair unconditional bail to appear for a plea and case management hearing at the same court on January 16 next year.
Both men have indicated they will contest the allegations.
The trial is expected to last around four weeks and is expected to begin on October 5 next year.
