WILL CRAM GET VOTE OF BBC PAL?

THE BBC have stayed silent on Steve Cram (right) and whether they would allow him to continue as their lead commentator were he to become the chairman of UK Athletics. But another regular BBC pundit, multi-events coach Toni Minichiello, is on the threeperson selection panel. Minichiello, who guided Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill to glory, has never been afraid to speak his mind, but UK Sport’s demand for an independent process — never mind an independent chair — is being severely tested by Cram’s bid for power.