Source: Sydney Morning Herald
Australia will renew its offer of counter-terrorism assistance to Pakistan after the suicide truck bombing of an Islamabad hotel which killed at least 60 people.
Foreign Minister Stephen Smith, in New York for the opening of the United Nations General Assembly, says he will hold formal bilateral talks with Pakistan’s foreign minister Shah […]

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Source: Telegraph
Australia (310) beat Pakistan (59 & 53) by an innings and 198 runs
He may well be - as his captain Steve Waugh declared - among the best contemporary batsmen in world cricket, but until yesterday it was impossible to believe that Matthew Hayden could win a Test match off his own bat.
But the […]

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Source: NDTV
Indian batsman Virender Sehwag who is a resident of Delhi, has urged the Australians to go ahead with the tour.
“Delhi is not like Pakistan. For us it is back to normal routine today. There is no place in the world that is completely safe, not even the US. I think the Aussies should tour […]

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Source: Sydney Morning Herald
Foreign Minister Stephen Smith says he plans to go to Pakistan next year to discuss with its government the “hot-bed” of international terrorism on that country’s border with Afghanistan.
He said rather than just being a bilateral issue between Afghanistan and Pakistan, the border activity had regional and international community implications.
“It also has […]

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Source: Bloomberg
April 28 (Bloomberg) — Darrell Hair will officiate in a cricket Test next month for the first time since he ordered Pakistan to forfeit a match against England in 2006.
The International Cricket Council said today that the 55- year-old Australian and Simon Taufel will umpire the second Test between England and New Zealand in […]

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Source: Sydney Morning Herald
Early discussions have been held about the possibility of newly-elected Pakistani Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani visiting Australia.
Australian High Commissioner Zorica McCarthy met Mr Gilani in Islamabad on Monday.
A Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade spokeswoman confirmed late Tuesday that a casual discussion about a possible visit had been held between […]

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Source: Cricinfo
Pakistan will try out youngsters for the five one-dayers against Bangladesh next month at home. But though some new players will be given a chance, chief selector Salahuddin Ahmed said Pakistan would not take Bangladesh lightly.
“They can be a dangerous team on their day,” Salahuddin told the News, a Pakistan daily. “For us the […]

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Source: The Australian
AUSTRALIA will officially cancel the tour to Pakistan next week and is only waiting on a private security assessment before announcing the decision.
The Australian Cricketers Association has refused to send a member on a fact-finding mission for fear of endangering the employee’s safety.
CA and the ACA met officials from the Department of […]

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Source: AFP
KARACHI — Pakistan may take on India for a three-match one-day series next month amid concerns that a tour by Australia might be postponed over security fears, an official said Thursday.
“We have received positive signals from India on a short series as part of our efforts to fill the gap created by shortening our […]

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Source: AFP
ADELAIDE, Australia (AFP) — Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds said Wednesday he was almost certain to make himself unavailable if the scheduled tour of troubled Pakistan goes ahead.
The tour has been in doubt for some time due to security concerns, with tensions again heightened in Pakistan for this week’s elections.
There have been reports in the […]

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Source: AFP
COLOMBO  — Pakistan are looking to host Sri Lanka if Australia pull out of their scheduled tour of the violence-marred country next month, a report said.
A three-member Pakistan Cricket Board delegation visited Colombo to ask for Sri Lanka’s consent to tour Pakistan and the matter was under consideration, privately-run The Nation newspaper said.
It quoted […]

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Source: The Sydney Morning Herald
THE Pakistan tour is almost certainly off despite the host board’s assurances of safety.
Cricket Australia seems certain to reject the tour regardless of the outcome of the election in the Islamic republic, the Herald understands. Pakistan’s board has gone to every length to convince Australia their players will be safe, while […]

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Source: Baggy Green
The chances of Australia going to Pakistan next month grow slimmer by the day with the Australian reporting senior players would pull out of the trip if it goes ahead. The visit is dependent on a security inspection, which is currently due to occur after the country’s elections on Monday, but Cricket Australia […]

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Source: The Age
PAKISTAN would be willing to play in Australia if the scheduled tour to the sub-continent nation in March is scrapped due to security fears.
While the Pakistan board would only consider the move in a “worst-case scenario”, the revelation gives renewed hope the series will be played regardless of the fallout of Pakistan’s general […]

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Source: Reuters
KARACHI - The Pakistan cricket board has insured all its future tour program (FTP) series amidst the prospect of touring teams, particularly Australia, backing out due to security concerns and political unrest.
A senior board official told Reuters on Monday the insured series included the Australian tour in March-April.
“We have got all our FTP series […]

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