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PAKISTAN'S LOSS TO IRELAND SUSPICIOUS - REID
Respected former New Zealand test captain and international match referee, John Reid, suspects Pakistan's cricket World Cup loss against Ireland was a case of match-fixing.
Ref. www.stuff.co.nz/hlc/1,,93498~4007600a1823~,00.html
'SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS' STALL CRICKET COACH INQUEST
An inquest into the death of Pakistani cricket coach Bob Woolmer has been postponed indefinitely because of "recent and significant developments" in the case, the Jamaican government said Thursday.
Ref. https://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/200...et-inquiry.html
Well, well more embarrassment for the Caribbean and their usual incompetence. After taking the body of Bob Woolmer to England for another autopsy it was determined that mr. Woolmer died of natural causes and not strangulation, poison and so forth as the Jamaican police had determined. Now that looks really bad. The World Cup was bad already, now they are showing that the police and coronor cannot even determine the reason for someone's death.
At least the Pakistan team is no longer held in suspicion for Bob's death.
POLICE CLAIM WOOLMER NOT MURDERED
In a stunning reversal, Jamaican police are reportedly preparing to announce that Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer was not murdered and instead died of natural causes.
Ref. https://www.cbc.ca/story/sports/national/20...ket-murder.html
I watch Pakistan cricket sometimes for one reason only. The drama. Politicians and presidential candidates concentrate more on appearing in cricket talk shows in Pakistan than public debates about sectarianism, economy etc etc because cricket is simply more important. Cricket sort of signifies the hopes of the whole nation. I dont know why maybe because they have nothing else to look forward to.