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Alison Mitchell

Why the silence over Woolmer inquest?

Before the inquest into the death of Bob Woolmer began, his widow Gill predicted it would be “same old, same old.” She turned out to be right, as even after more than 50 witness statements, the jury in Jamaica could not give a definitive answer as to how or why the Pakistan coach died so suddenly during the 2007 World Cup. He was found lying unconscious in grim circumstances in his hotel room the morning after Pakistan’s defeat to Ireland, and he passed away in hospital shortly afterwards.

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Jonathan Agnew

England face selection dilemmas

There’s never enough time for preparation these days.

England would love to have had another week – one more three-day game – in which to settle on their best available team for the first Test against Sri Lanka.

As it is, there will be an element of crossed fingers about it when Michael Vaughan walks out with Mahela Jayawardene to toss the coin on Saturday morning.

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