In reply to Master_Blaster

If de man was stressed...a likley cause Pak cricket..after all he was the coach. If de man kill heself stress as Pak coach. If de man get kill, I doubt it would be a random ting prolly cricket related..and hello! He was the pak coach

In reply to Larr Pullo OK..Did it involve athletes or coaches or member(s) of national delegation?
I don't recall the specifics and hence the question

In reply to Surya

I think he was referring to the bomb that exploded there.

In reply to Surya

Never heard about Richard Jewell and the Centennial Park bombings?

In reply to zimzimma

I agree. I'm a believer in that the show has to go on - life for everyone else has to go on. We need to mourn, and grieve, but we shouldn't have everything come to a grinding halt as a result of tragedy.

If individual Pakistani players don't want to play, I would respect their decision. If the team doesn't want to play, I would respect their decision too. But I think that the ICC will then need to come up with a contingency plan to make sure that Ireland aren't disadvantaged - after all it's not their fault that Bob passed on, and it would be unfair to them to let their heroic efforts thus far go to waste. Because if Pakistan forfeit, then I think that the onus then falls on Ireland to play better than Zim did against WI. Not quite fair on the Paddies.

Of course, if they beat WI, it could be all moot. Maybe they could swap the days around and play the Ireland-WI match first? It will be a logistical pain, but better than Pakistan forfeiting the match because it comes so close to these revelations.

In reply to Rovdawg

Pakistan has a long history of suspicion of fixing matches. Therefore that theory will be thrown into the mix as well. Imagine WOolmer knowing that Pakistan threw the matches and being in a position to talk.

Personally this whole situation is unfortunate (understatement I know) and the worst thing about it is IF, a random attacker killed Woolmer the implication is for security at a World sporting event in Jamaica and by extension in the Caribbean.

All the goodwill from the grt opening ceremony and all the visuals that drew people to Jamaica will now be turned into a totally different story.

Its a nightmare for everyone involved.

In reply to Master_Blaster

Don't think so. Munich 1972 went on, as did Atlanta 1996. Those were terrorist incidents though, and they didn't want the terrorists to "win".

I suppose the 1994 FIFA WC went on despite Escobar's death.

In reply to Surya

In reply to OZGOD
If it indeed is murder, would we want any type of murderers to hijack the tournament? Isn't it blackmark on the security arrangements?

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In reply to OZGOD The Munich Olympics went on despite the Israeli athletes being murdered. So the World Cup will go on. If Bob Woolmer was murdered it just shows that security has not been at its optimum.

In reply to Admin Ryan, I am sorry to say but this is terrible reporting. How does the Jamaican Deputy Chief of Police treating Woolmer's death as 'suspicious' become as your article says " a frightening turn with reports suggesting the Pakistan coach may have been murdered."

Sorry you are rumour mongering. Shields, the Deputy Chief of Police never actually used the word 'murder'. This is irresponsible journalism.

According to Cricinfo pakistan is not interested in playing the match agaist zimbabwe in the wake of new news. Why did they not wait to release the news till the game is over?

In reply to pufftrini

In reply to Commie

I hope if it's murder, we don't naturally assume it's a Yardie.

First suspects should be a disgruntled Pak fan and/or guest at Pegasus.

Also with the present goings-on in Pakistan on the political scene, don't neglect the Pak ISI.

Given General Pervez Musharraf's connection to Pak's cricket, Woolmer's appointment under his regime, and politics behind Pak cricket, I wouldn't put it past an ISI agent to use the Pak exit from the World Cup to settle some political scores for some interested parties.

Many birds are "killed" - unfortunate term in the circumstances - with this stone. All those crazy fans who wanted his head for such a long time, part of the Pak cricket establishment who never accepted a foreigner, the betting fraternity who might have lost a lot of money, and the general political crisis in Pakistan.

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