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Cricket News: Some Australia players nervous about touring Pakistan: report | Sydney Morning Herald reports Australia players a little nervous for tour

Some Australian players are reportedly nervous about touring Pakistan due to political unrest in the region. According to a report in the Sydney Morning Herald (SMH), a source close to the Australian team said that “we’re all toey about it [the tour]” to The Age and the Herald.

The concerns have come as a bomb killed at least three people in Lahore, injuring at least 28. Also, Pakistan Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid said that terrorism has increased by 35 per cent since August last year after the Taliban took over Afghanistan.

Australia set to name full-strength squad for Pakistan tour: “security plans robust”

Australia are set to name their squad for the tour comprising of three Tests, three ODIs and a single T20I. It was originally believed that no Australian player expressed any concerns about the tour, before the SMH report today.

However, chief selector George Bailey said that the security plans are thorough and should provide a great level of safety for Australia’s first tour of Pakistan since 1998.

“Very, very robust and very, very thorough,” said Bailey after security briefings. The plans are still being put in place ahead of Australia’s five T20Is at home to Sri Lanka before the Pakistan tour.

Pakistan fans hopeful of tour going ahead

Pakistan fans were left heartbroken after New Zealand called off their tour just hours before an ODI last year. England soon followed suit ahead of the T20 World Cup.

Fans are desperate for more high-profile cricket in the country, and Australia’s visit will be sure to create huge excitement. PSL 2022 is set to begin on January 27 in Pakistan, and fans will be hoping all that goes smoothly ahead of Australia’s tour which begins with the first Test in Karachi on March 3.