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The talk in Australia now is that we shouldn’t tour Pakistan now Bhuto has been bowled over.
The minute there is some unrest in any country Australia and even New Zealand think about boycotting tours there.
Actually that’s not true, if the unrest is in a country of darker coloured people, us whiteys start to get nervous, we hold hasty meetings and make sure everyone knows we don’t want to come.
If the unrest is in a country of white people, we don’t worry so much.
Bhuto was assassinated. It wasn’t a terrorist attack. She was killed for her beliefs and ideals. A terrorist attacks the government, she is an ex politician.
During the famous 2005 ashes series, English born terrorists attacked London.
Australia were playing England the day it happened.
There was never any serious talk about the series being cancelled, even though the attacks were against western belief systems in general, so the Aussies were a potentional target.
Had that tour have been in Sri Lanka or the West Indies the talk in the Aussie media would have been to cancel the tour and get our boys home.
Games against Sri Lanka have been cancelled before due to civil unrest, yet again, not a direct threat, or even a possible threat to the Australian team.
Al Qeada, the Taliban and bunches of other militant Muslim extremists have always lived in Pakistan. The Tamils have always been in Sri Lanka. IRA were active during a bunch of Ashes tours. And the CIA is always planning something dodgy in all countries at all times.
Even our Imran is an extremist.
But cricket still goes on, mostly.
Absolutely true… bang on… glad to know that somebody from the white cricketing world understands this perspective.
Whities are afraid of their own shadow.
The worst reality is that it is the same whites that have created these outfits for their own selfish needs. Pakistan is currently getting bitten by the very hand that fed them for decades. I don’t wish to be idealistic at all… but this is cold reality politically.
Not all whities Ott, I’m afraid relationships.
I was at Lords on day 1 which was the same day 3 bombs went off in London, funny there was no talk of cancelling the tour.Do you remember later on there was talk from one of the apprehended terrorists that the Baggy Greens were meant to be a target, but the terrorist didn’t follow through cause he liked cricket too much…
AHEM!Can I suggest you amend the reference to Tamils to append Tigers to the end.I know Murali has chucked a few bombs down the pitch but nothing really lethal (cept to Poms).
Did, like thats the only mistake i’ve made on here.
Yeah I enjoy your mistakes, helps with my obsessive compulsive disorder rehab.I only mention it out of concern for your personal safety.