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Former captain Mike Atherton questions whether England's cricketers should still tour Sri Lanka, in light of alleged war crimes. In a Channel 4 News poll, 87 per cent agreed there should be a rethink.
Readers on the Channel 4 News website have said they believe the England cricket team should "reconsider" going on tour in Sri Lanka this winter. It follows comments made by former England captain Mike Atherton in the Times newspaper.
In an online poll, 87 per cent said they believe there should be a rethink in the light of war crimes allegations against the Sri Lankan government, highlighted in Channel 4's documentary, Sri Lanka's Killing Fields.
Commenting via a live blog, user Abi said: "There should be a definite boycott of Sri Lankan Cricket. A human rights respecting country like England should not be playing friendly cricket with a country like Sri Lanka..."
"We would kindly request Mike Atherton not to mix games with politics. Mike Atherton can be a cricket comentator but not a political one."
This is a time to rise against false allegations.
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Former captain Mike Atherton questions whether England's cricketers should still tour Sri Lanka, in light of alleged war crimes. In a Channel 4 News poll, 87 per cent agreed there should be a rethink.
Readers on the Channel 4 News website have said they believe the England cricket team should "reconsider" going on tour in Sri Lanka this winter. It follows comments made by former England captain Mike Atherton in the Times newspaper.
In an online poll, 87 per cent said they believe there should be a rethink in the light of war crimes allegations against the Sri Lankan government, highlighted in Channel 4's documentary, Sri Lanka's Killing Fields.
Commenting via a live blog, user Abi said: "There should be a definite boycott of Sri Lankan Cricket. A human rights respecting country like England should not be playing friendly cricket with a country like Sri Lanka..."
"We would kindly request Mike Atherton not to mix games with politics. Mike Atherton can be a cricket comentator but not a political one."
This is a time to rise against false allegations.
Visit the facebook link and Leave your comment : http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sri-Lankas-Killing-Fields-A-Channel-4-Investigation/103890503036751?sk=wall#!/permalink.php?story_fbid=106127229479745&id=103890503036751
