ISLAMABAD – Cricket Australia has reportedly refused to visit Pakistan,Australian media has reported.
Responding on the report, PCB issued a statement stating that: “ChairmanPCB [Ehsan Mani] wrote a letter to the CA Chairman, Earl Eddings, on 7January in which he had suggested that the CA, as part of a standardprotocol and process for bilateral series, should send their recce team toPakistan to receive presentations on Pakistan’s security arrangements.”
The statement added: “PCB is still waiting for a response from the CA.Until the PCB hears further from the CA on their 7 January letter, theywill consider this as an open and an ongoing discussion.”
Most cricket nations have avoided touring Pakistan since 2009 when gunmenattacked a bus carrying Sri Lankan cricketers, injuring six players andkilling six security personnel and two civilians.
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Australia have not toured Pakistan since 1998 — when they played threeTests and three one-day internationals under the captaincy of Mark Taylor.
