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AUSTRALIA’S cricket tour of Pakistan was thrown into further chaos last night after elections in the troubled country were postponed until the end of February.Australia are slated to leave for Pakistan in mid-March to play three Tests, five one-day internationals and a Twenty20 game, but that now seems out of the question.

Cricket Australia, the players union and security staff were due to complete their pre-tour inspection of safety and security measures in the first week of February. But it seems that Cricket Australia has already made their decision as in the past they have refused to play in Pakistan in less volatile conditions, they are just trying to avoid the heavy penalties imposed by ICC in the event they fail to tour.

The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade last night continued to warn Australian travelers that “the security situation in Pakistan is very precarious and could deteriorate further”.

“We continue to receive a stream of credible reports indicating terrorists are in the advanced stages of planning attacks,” the report said.

Its true the conditions are Bad in Pakistan right now but they are quickly coming back to normal, and there has never been any threat to any player whatsoever, recently South Africa toured Pakistan, Australia A team toured Pakistan pretty much under the same conditions, the players were provided unprecedented security and all the games carried on smoothly.