AP

Jamaica, Mar 21: The news for Pakistan can't get any worse. It still doesn't seem to be getting much better though.

Government authorities still were trying to determine what killed coach Bob Woolmer after Tuesday's preliminary autopsy was inconclusive.

Deputy police commissioner Mark Shields said officials were awaiting a more comprehensive report from doctors on Woolmer, who was found dead in his hotel room Sunday hours after Pakistan was upset by Ireland and eliminated from advancing at the Cricket World Cup.

Pakistan team officials asked reporters not to ``try and spread rumours,'' requesting they not speculate about the team's movements. Pakistan has one game remaining against Zimbabwe. It will remain in Jamaica until Saturday, when it will make a decision to leave.

The news only added to the turmoil surrounding the Pakistan team.

Earlier Tuesday, Pakistan Cricket Board head Naseem Ashraf and the organisation's three-member selection committee resigned over the losses to the West Indies and Ireland and its humiliating exit from the World Cup.

The resignations were submitted to the country's president, General Pervez Musharraf – the patron of the Pakistan board.

"Ashraf faxed his resignation last night and it's now up to the patron whether he accepts it or not,'' board spokesman Ahsan Malik said.

Pakistan's cricket programme has been reeling since Saturday's loss. "The fact of the matter is that Pakistan's cricket is at the crossroads,'' said chief selector Wasim Bari, a former Test wicketkeeper for Pakistan.

Former Test bowlers Iqbal Qasim and Ehteshamuddin were the other members of the selection committee who also tendered their resignations. "We had decided soon after the debacle against Ireland that we are going to resign,'' Bari said.
"After talking with Ashraf last night, we had submitted our resignations to the PCB.''

Meanwhile, the Pakistani players dedicated themselves to winning their final match for Woolmer.

Inzamam-ul-Haq, who announced his resignation as captain and retirement from one-day cricket following Woolmer's death, said the team owed Woolmer a victory.

"We'll do our best for Bob, but whatever we do, it won't be enough,'' the 37-year-old batsman said. ``He was a good man. Whenever any of the boys had a problem, he'd sit with them, and we were very attached to him.

"He was a very good coach and human being. Because of this, he had a lot of respect from the team. He was brave and knew how to handle the situation when everybody was feeling down. He will be well remembered.''