Surreal stuff, after the initial rumours that Bob Woolmer was murdered, the BBC are now reporting that he was strangled.

The role of Pakistan cricket coach seems like a poisoned chalice, what with the numerous incidents of cheating, drug test failures, betting scandals, and match fixing that have blighted the Pakistan cricket team over the last decade. But, despite all this Woolmer seemed a cheerful man, even with Pakistan's inexplicable loss to cricketing minnows Ireland and the subsequent World Cup exit.

We may never know the assailant or his motives as the Jamaican police appear rather inept - I've watched CSI, strangulation seems trivial to spot - and can only speculate on who and why. But perhaps the saddest thing for me is that cricket has lost a good man.

Bob Woolmer R.I.P.