Is there a future for international cricket after terrorist attacks?
SIR – After Mumbai and Lahore it looks as if international cricket is no longer feasible on the sub-continent and that the risks to life will deter many well-known players from going there in spite of the obscene amounts of money on offer. Has professionalism changed cricket so we would be better off without it above county level? Kenneth Wood Exeter Henry Winter far from on the spot about Manchester United SIR – Henry Winter has long been spellbound by the modern Manchester United and on Monday he mused if confidence could ever possibly be a problem for an untouchable set of players who are champions of England, Europe and the world. No wonder there is so much hysteria about the very ordinary teams at the top of the major leagues in England and on the continent when leading writers on the game report in such a fashion. I might remind him that United did not beat Spurs on Sunday after two hours of football. It was a draw. They simply won a penalty shoot-out, which had nothing whatsoeve
