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Australia postpone cricket tour to Pakistan

Cricket Australia announced the decision following discussions with the Pakistan Cricket Board and the International Cricket Council. No date has yet been set for a rearranged tour to take place. Postponed: Australia will no [...]

Posted On : Mar, 12 2008 | Comments : 0

Australia cancel Pakistan cricket tour

Australia have pulled out of their cricket tour of Pakistan because of concerns over security.Pakistan cricket coach Geoff Lawson was angered by the decison to call off the tour. The announcement was made Tuesday just hours after t [...]

Posted On : Mar, 11 2008 | Comments : 0

UK says backs ban on Zimbabwe cricket tour

Britain said on Tuesday it would support a ban on a tour next year by the Zimbabwe cricket team in protest at President Robert Mugabe's rule, but the decision was up to the sport's authorities. The BBC's Inside Sport programme said the gov [...]

Posted On : Mar, 04 2008 | Comments : 0

Australia's tour of Pakistan under increasing doubt

Cricket Australia (CA) are bracing themselves for a possible row with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) as their chances of proceeding with their scheduled tour diminish by the day. Independent security experts have advised the Australians [...]

Posted On : Feb, 15 2008 | Comments : 0

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Independent security experts have advised Cricket Australia against touring Pakistan next month, Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Nasim Ashraf said on Tuesday. Ashraf told Reuters he had received a letter from Cricket Australia chairm [...]

Posted On : Feb, 13 2008 | Comments : 0

Zimbabwe's safe Pakistan tour raises Australia hopes

Zimbabwe's stand-in captain Hamilton Masakadza has praised security arrangements in Pakistan, raising hopes among cricket officials that it will convince Australia to tour next month. Zimbabwe continued their Pakistan tour despite a [...]

Posted On : Feb, 04 2008 | Comments : 0

Australia's players concerned about tour of Pakistan

YDNEY (Reuters) - There is increasing concern among Australia's cricketers about their planned tour of Pakistan next year.The Australian Cricketers' Association (ACA) said they were worried about security arrangements in Pakistan because of [...]

Posted On : Nov, 27 2007 | Comments : 0

Cricket: England draw Sri Lanka tour opener

England drew their first match of the Sri Lanka tour on Thursday after gaining useful batting practice at the Colombo Cricket Club.The tourists, replying to Sri Lanka Cricket XI's mammoth 500-5 piled over the first two days of the practice [...]

Posted On : Nov, 23 2007 | Comments : 0

Australia's cricket authorities have decided to go ahead wit...

Australian hockey recently declined an invitation to play in December's Champions Trophy in Lahore because of security fears. But Cricket Australia recently sent a team to Pakistan to judge the situation and will go ahead with the Under [...]

Posted On : Aug, 09 2007 | Comments : 0

Cricket-Pakistan confident over tours despite increased viol...

Pakistan cricket officials are confident rising violence in parts of the country will not derail tours scheduled for later this year and next.A wave of bomb attacks has swept northwest Pakistan, killing more than 140 people, in the af [...]

Posted On : Jul, 19 2007 | Comments : 0

India open tour against county champions

India begin their three-month explore of England with a four-day loosening up match against Sussex at Hove on Saturday. The two teams will keep one eye on the unpredictable weather as it has been raining regularly for the last few days.&nbs [...]

Posted On : Jul, 07 2007 | Comments : 0

West Indies Cancels Cricket Tour of Zimbabwe

A tour of Zimbabwe by the West Indies A cricket team has been canceled by the West Indies cricket board. The cancellation of the tour is a serious setback for Zimbabwe's campaign to return to elite cricket, or "Test," status. Tend [...]

Posted On : Jun, 30 2007 | Comments : 0

Dravid Injured Before Tour

Indian skipper Rahul (The Wall ) Dravid went through a head damage at practice on Saturday, two days previous to the squad are due to depart for their tour of Bangladesh. Dravid was hit in the face by a short ball from seamer Rudra Pratap [...]