Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Starsky and Hutch take over Woolmer investigation

Amongst continued uncertainty over whether Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer died of natural causes or was ritually murdered by the entire Pakistan team, noted crime fighters Starsky and Hutch have flown to Jamaica to take over the investigation into his death.

Jamaica’s Deputy Police Commissioner Mark Shields today defended the handling of the Woolmer case, saying that it had been “extraordinary”. “Murder investigations are not like TV series, where everything is wrapped up in 45 minutes,” he said.

On arriving at Kingston airport, Starsky (the dark-haired one) agreed. “Well our show wrapped up in 60 minutes so we’ve clearly got the credentials to crack the case,” he said. “Or at least better credentials than the Jamaican police. Huggy Bear’s also tipped us off on the best places to score some quality weed while we’re over here.”

Pakistani batsman Mohammad Yousuf suggested that the Pakistan Cricket Board should seek compensation from the Jamaican authorities over the incident which saw the whole squad provide fingerprints and DNA samples to police.

"With our "shock" result against Ireland paying out big time and some cash from the police, we can put the whole Caribbean holiday down as a nice little earner, rather than another black mark against Pakistan cricket," he said.