Australia not to tour Pakistan: report

Despite Pakistan Cricket Board's repeated assurances of players' safety, Australia are unlikely to go ahead with their scheduled tour of the troubled nation, a media report claimed in Melbourne on Monday.

The Sydney Morning Herald claimed Cricket Australia is almost certain to scrap the tour regardless of the situation in Pakistan after Monday's election.

The daily said CA would go by the advice of its security, which has advised the board not to send the players to Pakistan.

Of late, the situation has become even worse in Pakistan and a suicide bombing at an election rally killed 46 and left more than 100 injured in the north-west town of Parachinar on Saturday.

The International Cricket Council may have to step in and the series might be played on neutral venue despite Pakistan's objections, the daily said.

It may not be correct, but according to news sources 2008 has been a particularly bad year for violence in Pakistan. I know that Zimbabwe has toured recently, but it seems obvious that the Aussies would offer a far more attractive target to whomever might want to get a bit of air time.

It's a shame as Aussies really want to see our team play in Pakistan . . . but I hope an alternative can be arranged rather than provide a chance for our players to join the IPL.

tac wrote:It may not be correct, but according to news sources 2008 has been a particularly bad year for violence in Pakistan. I know that Zimbabwe has toured recently, but it seems obvious that the Aussies would offer a far more attractive target to whomever might want to get a bit of air time.

It's a shame as Aussies really want to see our team play in Pakistan . . . but I hope an alternative can be arranged rather than provide a chance for our players to join the IPL.

There is no alternative.

CA forced Pak to have a 'home' series in Sharjah and Colombo a while back. It wasn't fair then either. Teams like India and SA have had succesful tours in Pak in the past despite similiar civil turbulance. They should leave it to security which I am sure would be maximum. Teams have no issues when bomb blasts happen in England and in India, but do give a raw deal to countries like Pakistan and Sri Lanka in same circumstances.

tac wrote:It may not be correct, but according to news sources 2008 has been a particularly bad year for violence in Pakistan. I know that Zimbabwe has toured recently, but it seems obvious that the Aussies would offer a far more attractive target to whomever might want to get a bit of air time.

It's a shame as Aussies really want to see our team play in Pakistan . . . but I hope an alternative can be arranged rather than provide a chance for our players to join the IPL.

There is an alternative tac. Don't be greedy bastards and sign on the contracts.

This is a no brainer.

Australia look to shorter Pakistan tour

Australia may send a 2nd string team to Pak for this tour.

SG wrote:Australia may send a 2nd string team to Pak for this tour.

and England don't mind?

G.Wood wrote:

SG wrote:Australia may send a 2nd string team to Pak for this tour.

and England don't mind?

Didn't England send a second-string team to Australia for the last Ashes?

Bravo. Well played sir.

Hey (Insert English player's name here)... YOU'RE CRAP!

Ahhh, memories...

I disagreed when they chose not to tour last time.

This time - I reckon our recent foreign policy would have them all wearing targets just a little smaller than that worn by the late Mrs Bhutto.

India travelled to Pak despite security and civil issues twice now in 3 years. Aus should send in their own security team to review the security arrangement and assurances at proposed venues like India and give it a broader thought.

Aus has not toured Pakistan for nearly a decade now.

Aus has not toured Pakistan for nearly a decade now.

Plain and simple mate - Pakistan needs to get its shit together.

'I don't think I'll go to Pakistan' - Symonds

Mick Sawyer wrote:

Aus has not toured Pakistan for nearly a decade now.

Plain and simple mate - Pakistan needs to get its shit together.

OR... Aus can stop being melodramatic, snivelling little pussies, understand that every other team has toured there and their little 'sh!t yourself dilema' looks nothing more than a w@nky Neighbours script. Nasal, squinty-eyed c*nts think they're uber-important. I bet they've been all "Aww, look mite" gesticulate... gesticulate... serious eyes... frank tone... like some 10 year old schoolgirls trying to act grown up. Stupid bunch of w@nkers....

And how many of those other teams were expected to tour immediately after an election which was preceded by a political assassination?

"OR... Aus can stop being melodramatic, snivelling little pussies, understand that every other team has toured there and their little 'sh!t yourself dilema' looks nothing more than a w@nky Neighbours script. Nasal, squinty-eyed c*nts think they're uber-important. I bet they've been all "Aww, look mite" gesticulate... gesticulate... serious eyes... frank tone... like some 10 year old schoolgirls trying to act grown up. Stupid bunch of w@nkers...."

Yes Trev.

freddled gruntbuggly wrote:And how many of those other teams were expected to tour immediately after an election which was preceded by a political assassination?

What's that got to do with the price of fish?

Fred Nerk wrote:
Yes Trev.

* Standard Nerk answer #5 to something he's not too agreeable to.

I haven't got to 5 yet as far as I can remember. Don't need that many, there's not the variety.

Possibly not, sir. Possibly not. You probably don't need that many, sir.

Batfink Begins wrote:

freddled gruntbuggly wrote:And how many of those other teams were expected to tour immediately after an election which was preceded by a political assassination?

What's that got to do with the price of fish?

Well, I would have thought that the political situation in the country at the time of the tour was relevant. It's particularly unstable there now, with the election and Musharraf being not-too-keen on shifting over and Bhutto's death, plus all the routine, mundane suicide bombings that seem to have become par for the course.
I do tend to think that they should go if the security measures up, but can understand why they're reluctant.

freddled gruntbuggly wrote:
Well, I would have thought that the political situation in the country at the time of the tour was relevant. It's particularly unstable there now, with the election and Musharraf being not-too-keen on shifting over and Bhutto's death, plus all the routine, mundane suicide bombings that seem to have become par for the course.
I do tend to think that they should go if the security measures up, but can understand why they're reluctant.

Again, for me, it's a big but yes I suppose some goiters are going to have a dramatic quibble. Just seems that every other team will tour there, was hardly 'stable' when England went and we're another bunch of procrastinating gorbs, but to me it's well OTT and considering they haven't toured there for ages it's an ongoing thing.

freddled gruntbuggly wrote:

Batfink Begins wrote:

freddled gruntbuggly wrote:And how many of those other teams were expected to tour immediately after an election which was preceded by a political assassination?

What's that got to do with the price of fish?

Well, I would have thought that the political situation in the country at the time of the tour was relevant. It's particularly unstable there now, with the election and Musharraf being not-too-keen on shifting over and Bhutto's death, plus all the routine, mundane suicide bombings that seem to have become par for the course.
I do tend to think that they should go if the security measures up, but can understand why they're reluctant.

And it's been like that for over 10 years?