Typhoid Harry 23 Posted March 23, 2007 Could have been mistaken identity as Woolmer is such a common Pakistani name. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
szhengd 0 Posted March 23, 2007 arrest now made http://www.smh.com.au/news/cricket/woolmer...4597837143.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gunjaman5000 30 Posted March 23, 2007 arrest now made http://www.smh.com.au/news/cricket/woolmer...4597837143.html Clucking bell!!! It's only a bloody game for God's sake. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
szhengd 0 Posted March 23, 2007 I think the game is trying to pick the accurate news story The arrest story is now being denied. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lady Die 63 Posted March 23, 2007 According to the BBC the Jamaican police commissioner "also "unequivocally dismissed" Indian television reports that arrests had been made." This kind of thing is just not cricket. Hope this sets a precedent & someone will strangle Steve McClaren this weekend. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cowboy Ronnie 78 Posted March 23, 2007 arrest now made http://www.smh.com.au/news/cricket/woolmer...4597837143.html From now on I am going to keep track of the percentage of dodgy sounding news stories that appear in antipodean media that turn out to be bullsh!t. We're currently at 100%. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rattlehead 0 Posted March 23, 2007 According to the BBC the Jamaican police commissioner "also "unequivocally dismissed" Indian television reports that arrests had been made." This kind of thing is just not cricket. Hope this sets a precedent & someone will strangle Steve McClaren this weekend. It has been suggested in certain quarters that Pakistan threw their game against the Irish and that Woolmer was going to blow the whistle. If this is what happens to managers of teams who underperform then Steve McClaren must be shaking like a shitting dog by now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gunjaman5000 30 Posted March 24, 2007 arrest now made http://www.smh.com.au/news/cricket/woolmer...4597837143.html From now on I am going to keep track of the percentage of dodgy sounding news stories that appear in antipodean media that turn out to be bullsh!t. We're currently at 100%. Why limit it to Antipodean media when Pakistan TV broke the story? Is it because the Sydney Morning Herald link was the first one posted? Talk about shooting the messenger... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Pooka 26 Posted March 24, 2007 According to the BBC the Jamaican police commissioner "also "unequivocally dismissed" Indian television reports that arrests had been made." This kind of thing is just not cricket. Hope this sets a precedent & someone will strangle Steve McClaren this weekend. It has been suggested in certain quarters that Pakistan threw their game against the Irish and that Woolmer was going to blow the whistle. More likely, I suspect, that they threw their opening game against West Indies last week. At that time they would have been fairly confident that they would beat Ireland and Zimbabwe and still proceed. There were some very suspicious elements to that game - chasing over 200 they suddenly stopped scoring runs at a vital stage and ended up well short of the target. Remember that Inzamam had previous............ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anubis the Jackal 77 Posted March 24, 2007 Inzamam-ul-Haq and assistant coach Mushtaq Ahmed are being held for extra questioning over the death of Bob Woolmer. I though Inzy may have been somewhat less than truthful when he claimed that he couldn't eat for 3 days after Woolmers death. He looks like he likes his food, that one, and once attacked a fan who called him a big potato. INZAMAMUL Haq, the most ``provoked man'' in Toronto on Sunday, has been suspended for two games for ``bringing the game of cricket into disrepute.'' And it all happened because of a word called potato, if one is to believe an eyewitness. Irritated by taunting from a fan, who repeatedly called Inzamam ``a mota aaloo (a fat potato)'' on a megaphone for his roundish frame, the Pakistani batsman, known for his cool head, exploded with rage, jumped into the stand and went after the mouthy fan. Worse, a cricket bat appeared - no one is sure from where, although witnesses said they thought they saw Inzamam call to his bench for one. Anyway it was there. He swung, missing the fan before being restrained by others in the crowd. Security people and his teammates soon followed him, brought him back to the ground, but Inzamam was still furious, angrily gesculating at the fan. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Pooka 26 Posted March 24, 2007 Mushtaq was also implicated in the gambling scandal a few years ago. Not sure if that is entirely consistent with the Halibut propriety so often publicly embraced by the likes of Inzy and Mushy. I think that even the conventional mortgage is considered offensive in the world of Islam. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bald rick 9 Posted March 26, 2007 I think that even the conventional mortgage is considered offensive in the world of Islam. That's right. Usury is forbidden under Islamic law, so that's why several UK banks have come up with Islamic products recently to help devout Halibuts to buy houses whilst not falling foul of their mullahs. Something like the bank buys the house, and the customer buys it back in instalments and rents the rest of it in the meantime. A swift step off-topic there, that I believe TLC would have been proud of! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anubis the Jackal 77 Posted March 26, 2007 Latest news reports suggest that the Pakistan team have all given up Cricket and taken up Bobsleighing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olveres 8 Posted March 26, 2007 Latest news reports suggest that the Pakistan team have all given up Cricket and taken up Bobsleighing. They're the first cricket team to go to a World Cup and come home with the Ashes. I'll get me coat. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted March 26, 2007 Latest news reports suggest that the Pakistan team have all given up Cricket and taken up Bobsleighing. They're the first cricket team to go to a World Cup and come home with the Ashes. I'll get me coat. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,180 Posted March 26, 2007 They're the first cricket team to go to a World Cup and come home with the Ashes. I'll get me coat. Ah good, that's what DL really needed. A tasteless, yet damn funny one-liner. Well done sir, I salute you. Possibly your finest DL moment thus far. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Pooka 26 Posted March 26, 2007 Latest news reports suggest that the Pakistan team have all given up Cricket and taken up Bobsleighing. They're the first cricket team to go to a World Cup and come home with the Ashes. Typical of the Pakistan team.............. when the pressure's on they start choking. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,180 Posted April 7, 2007 Pakistan's coach was murdered after an early exit, and now arch-rival (and another early exitee) India's World Cup Coach is feeling rather poorly in hospital; Greg Chappell ill in India Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Windsor 2,233 Posted May 15, 2007 Now they are not entirely sure if he was murdered or not. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,616 Posted June 2, 2007 Natural causes, apparently. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,180 Posted June 2, 2007 What an incredibly incompetent police force Jamaica has. Seems possible to get away with murder there... Hmmm.. I wonder if Heather Mills would like to come on a holiday there with me? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,616 Posted June 7, 2007 Jamaican police revving up to make a statement. Obviously, it may take a while for them to understand this evidence, after all most of it is on paper and it wasn't beaten out of anyone...... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lady Grendel 139 Posted June 12, 2007 Definitely 'natural causes'. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted June 12, 2007 What an incredibly incompetent police force Jamaica has. Seems possible to get away with murder there... Hmmm.. I wonder if Heather Mills would like to come on a holiday there with me? People from certain parts of Birmingham and London might shed a light on why the Jamaican police were pointing the finger at the Pakistani team, if you know what I mean... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
