zMario, you make a lot of valid points without replying to my post. I see you have completely ignored the part about it not being the ATP who decided to cancel the Bangalore Open. Your whole original point was that Cricket Australia was being hypocritical by doing A and not B, but it seems that there is now no precedent that they should have followed when it came to touring Bangalore. Have you completely abandoned this point of argument, and the only one I was interested in, seeing that you haven't mentioned Australia touring India in your post?
As for all your sentiments about security in Pakistan and such, it may well be true, but it bears no pertinence to the topic or the current discussion.
Please read the post
I have already stated that is ONE article which supports your claim.
Please show me an Australian newspaper, which I think we are all inclined to believe the CA are likely to read rather than one random article search on Google.
You are yet to clearly explain why the CA decided to cancel the tour to Pakistan 2 months beforehand. The CA based their security report on a 2 day stay. And guess what the analysis was? Cricket is a western sport, and therefore may be targetted. What a load of crap. Simple as that.
Now, you have the other security company, who stays in Pakistan for months, and speaks to the police, and other important dignitories.
And how would you feel if that incident occurred when the cricketers were there? Stating the obvious to say that a place is safe until until it isn't, and when it isn't, if someone dies, will it have been worth the risk to play a cricket tournament, one which isn't even the World Cup?
What are you talking about? I'm talking about the incident where the CA canceled their tour of Pakistan (ICC Champions Trophy) 2 months beforehand based on a
two day stay
And what sort of an excuse is "cricket is a western sport and therefore may be targetted"
This guy is an idiot. Simple as that. Either say that he was not in the country long enough to make an appropriate decision, or give the benefit of the doubt and say that as far as he has determined, Pakistan is safe.
Is the attempted assasination of Pakistans PM big enough for you to finally realise that this is a major incedent and therefore sport shouldn't be played when there is a threat to people.
First, learn to spell
It helps especially for those whose English is not a first language in determining exactly what you are saying (and saves me a trip to dictionary.com to see if "incedent" is actually another word)
Secondly, tell me this. The Tamil Tigers and the government have been fighting for how long in Sri Lanka? A very long time. Do cricket tours to Sri Lanka continue? Of course, life goes on.
Thirdly, I know exactly where the shots were fired, seeing as I live in the city. And let me tell you this, from that hill, there is absolutely no way that a bullet could have hit a person sitting in the seat properly. It is at such an angle, it is nearly impossible. But thats not the point at all - read this:
Taliban said:
Pakistani Taliban spokesman Muslim Khan claimed responsibility, telling Agence France Press, "We will continue such attacks on government officials and installations."
Government officials and installations. How is this situation different from the one in Sri Lanka? Are cricketers government officials? Prehaps Symonds should become one, he could become CA's next Dummy Security Analyst - I'm sure that he will require a job after deciding to put his fishing ahead of his team.
