Mail Always Opens to Default Account

Whenever I open the mail application, it opens to the inbox of my default account and not the main screen showing all inboxes. While this may not seem like a big deal, it does create an extra step in that I have to go back one screen to get to "All Inboxes."
I've checked the settings and am not sure how to eliminate this issue. I am running iOS5 on the iPhone 4S.
Thanks in advance.
Russell

Exact same problem here. iPhone 4S with ios5. Always opens to top email accoutn in list, not default account, and not "All Inboxes" which would be preferred. Have seen a few suggestions but no solutions. Anyone?

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