Terrorists attack cricketers in Lahore

Back in December while England were debating whether to return to India after the Mumbai attacks, Michael Atherton said they were safe to go back because terrorists don't attack cricketers. We wrote about it here.

Unfortunately terrorists now do attack cricketers. They may only currently do it on Pakistani soil, but they do.

Wiser commentators than Wickman will say that International cricket will not be played in Pakistan again. And Wickman can't see, now that sportsmen are a legitimate target for fundamentalists, how any major sporting event can be held in Pakistan for the foreseeable future.

This is a truly sad day for cricket and Wickman extends the blog's sympathies (if you can have such things) to the families of those who died to protect the cricketers while they went around the business of trying to entertain.

Wickman is looking forward to Atherton's piece tomorrow. Should be interesting.