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Should England's cricketers rethink Sri Lanka tour?

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Former captain Mike Atherton questions whether England's cricketers should still tour Sri Lanka, in light of alleged war crimes evidence made public by Channel 4 in Sri Lanka's Killing Fields.

'Questions will likely be asked'

Mike Atherton has said questions will "likely" now be asked over England's planned tour of Sri Lanka, following war crimes allegations highlighted by Channel 4.

The former England captain has written in The Times following the broadcast of groundbreaking documentary Sri Lanka's Killing Fields this week.

He wrote: "Increasingly, the United Nations' inaction on the evidence of war crimes [at the end of Sri Lanka's civil war] looks inexcusable, If that continues, it is likely that questions will be asked about the suitability of England's tour to Sri Lanka, scheduled for this winter."

The former batsman added: "There seems little to differentiate President Rajapaska's brutal regime from that of Robert Mugabe's in Zimbabwe, about whom English consciences were severely pricked."

Do you think England should call off the tour? Or should sport and politics stay separate? Add your voice via the live blog window above, on Twitter @channel4news using the hashtag #killingfields or on Facebook: Sri Lanka's Killing Fields - A Channel 4 Investigation.

http://www.channel4.com/news/should-englands-cricketers-rethink-sri-lanka-tour

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