Isn't it sad that we keep hearing "corruption" , "murder", and "terrorism" in the same breath as Pakistan?

Pointer, Rio de janeiro, Brasil

I don't know about match fixing , but whoever put money on Ireland to beat Pakistan has made a killing!

Uche George, London, England

Mike Playfoot's explanation of events surrounding Bob Wolmer's death is just plain codswallop. Even in an an Earle Stanley Gardner novel such a farfetched , fanciful story would receive short shrift.

Yolande M. Agble

Accra Ghana

Yolande M. Agble, Accra, Ghana

We Pakistanis praise Bob Woolmer for his dedication and sincerity, and will miss him. I am happy that the Government of Pakistan has decided to confer the highest civil award on Woolmer in recognition of his services. Win and loss are part of the game. However, the bigger loss is of departure of Woolmer. May God rest his soul in peace!

Dr. Qaisar Rashid, Glasgow, UK

Thanks very much Mike Playfoot, PI. But I doubt your amateur CSI dramatics offer any comfort to his grieving family.

A tragic day and my thoughts are with his wife and family.

James, London, UK

Halt the Cricket World Cup immediately as their seems to be some "goings on that bring the game into disripute" and going on is pointless. Let the Jamaican Police and authorities investigate properly and the ICC get their house in order.

Mike, Burley-in-Wharfedale, England

Agree entirely with Mike Playfoot's reading of possible course of events sourrounding Bob's death.

FK, London,

This is such a sad affair. I am a Kent supporter and saw Bob play many, many, times at Kent's various grounds. My deepest condolences to his family, friends, and colleagues.

Tricia Donovan, Birchington, UK

Why not stop the tournament now!
how can anybody get pleasure out of this competition continuing with murdering bastards lurking in the background.
The innuendo of gambling, and the suggestion that the murder is linked to an upcoming Mr Woolmer book and his time as coach with SA, possibly smacks of smoke and mirrors PR and an attempt to divert attention away from the location and coincidence of his death with the worldcup.
The game is bigger than this tournament.
However, if the police think it is a good idea to continue the tournament and keep as many suspects as possible on the island, without the cover of a mass exodus to get away, then good idea...but please just catch them asap.

Steven H Crisp, London, UK

Your headline is incorrect; Woolmer was not strangled to death - since he did not die for many hours.
I would speculate that an angry/unhappy team member/supporter, went to the room, and was let in.
A violent row, in which Woolmer's neck was grabbed.
Woolmer broke free, told the man to get out; the man left.
Woolmer later suffered projectile vomiting, lost bowel control, lapsed into unconsciousness before he could call for help.
This fits with the evidence that we have been given.
I doubt very much that the visitor intended to kill Woolmer.

Mike Playfoot, Auckland, NZ

It is a sad day, when a game of cricket leads to some one losing their life. My deepest condolences to the Woolmer family

I. H, london, uk

Just a correction to you story: the following statement - Mr Woolmer’s death was due to asphyxia as a result of manual strangulation. In these circumstances, the matter of Mr Robert Woolmer’s death is now being treated by Jamaica police as a case of murder.” was actually made Karl Angell, the director of communication for the Jamaica Constabulary Force.
My deepest condolences to the Woolmer family. Jamaica is pained at thheir loss.

vernon davidson, Kingston, Jamaica

In response to Amit's opinions I fully agree that there are too many fixers and "attendents" in the game... but to stop playing completely?! Is that what Bob Woolmer would have wanted? I think not.
The only way to show these corrupt coprolites that they will never win is to keep on living our lives in the fashion that WE choose. If we capitulate, that's exactly what the terrorists and butcherous savages hope to achieve and we will have handed them victory.
Find the murderers: all of them, right up to the higher echelons of the game (because we KNOW they will be there) and hang them between innings at the World Cup final. Barbaric scum deserve no better; an eye for an eye.

Peter Harold Groves, Salford, UK

I find the whole matter very upsetting and quite disturbing. Bob Woolmer was a great man and an even greater cricketer. My heart goes out to Gill, to whom this was an extremely greivous loss, and I would send my respects to her and Bob's family. Cricket, in my opinion, is not one of those sports where you have people being threatened, blackmailed or murdered left, right and centre, but as with most things in life, this comes as a suprise to us all. The Pakstani team still playing gives hope that hopefully goodness and possible vengeance will come out of this.

Jade, Lewes, England

Amit, Bhopal

My name is Mike, I am an old amateur player of considerably fading talent....my game is football, but I have played cricket in my day with English friends....I am Irish and weeping at the death of a player I watched years ago..feeling that our victory over Packistan was an accessory to the end of a man's life...but, my friend..people MUST come forward...Cricket MUST go on..the game is not evil, so it has no relevance in this horrific event...but those who carried out this dreadful crime have to be found and punished accordingly...whatever God you believe in, may he go with you but Cricket has to continue as a testament and respect of a good man's life...Fish

Mike, Saratoga, Usa

An incident such as this throws the future of Sport in general and Gambling into doubt. All forms of sport should be banned and gambling must surely be made illegal.

Nicholas, Wensley,

I agree with the views at cricketsreligion.co.uk. Let's bring more cricket/values to the world and resist the world's trying to impose it's lack of values on cricket.

Haroon Jahed, Ft. Worth, USA/TX

This is an unbelievable happenning in a team sport such as circket. This only confirms how cricketeers are glorified, especially in the sub-continent, far beyond which they deserve!. It appears that too much in at stake in what used to be this gentleman's sport. Obviously now Cricket is far too commercial for its own good - a position that it does not deserve in what George Bernard Shaw called "A sport played by 11 fools and watched by 11,000 fools". Now it would seem that we have to rephrase it as "A sport played by 11 selfish men and watched by 110 million zombied people!". Wake up world! .. this hurts us fans quite a bit and we wonder what monsters are associated with this game!. The game has become totally commercial the moment foreign coaches started parrading a cricket crazed sub-continent. It's the lazy game of the subcontinent where idol worship is just a mere extenstion of Bollywood!. This is a gross injustice to the game and the public at large!.

Cricket-Lover, Sydney, Australia

The game of cricket has taken its toll and numerous times, it has been a bad show especially when it comes to corruption. The game has to be controlled by the law, since the passing of the coach is only another sign that the game is being taken too seriously. The sport is absolutely of no importance if lives of people in it is in grave danger.

satish, akron, USA

The whole matter is a terrible tragedy. We can only hope that justice is done and that this awful episode then leads to effective root and branch reform of cricketing structures in the affected country or countries. If his death is the catalyst for future good it would not be entirely in vain. I am sure he loved many aspects of Pakistan and that many loved him.

Phil, Hong Kong,

Too many people living off a handful of cricketers and coaches. They are out to generate stories and money out of their actions, non actions and false actions. Since so few people & countries play cricket, no. of players are relatively small but the beneficiaries are too many. This was bound to have happened, in this way or in some other way. Let us stop playing cricket.

Amit, Bhopal, MP

This mornings reports read like ,well written, plup fiction The old saying remains true :Reality is stranger than fiction

francis, stradbroke, suffflok