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Sookie Paks should shut up

Winter may still be around in this fair land of ours, but things are certainly hotting up in cricketing circles - or is that ovals?

The cancellation of the Australian tour of Pakistan has got the Pak authorities foaming at the mouth and threatening all sorts of reprisals against the world's No.1 Test team.

They reckon that Australia should tour - despite the fact they cannot guarantee security for our lads in an extremely dicey climate of terrorist bombs, Al Quaeda networks, and your general run of the mill little war with near neighbour India.

If we don't go - and we shouldn't risk the talented line-up at all - then the Paks are going to generate a boycott by themselves, India and Sri Lanka.

Well, if that's what they want let them go ahead. Okay, so we miss out on watching Sachin Tendulkar whacking the heck out of our bowlers - so what? It's no real loss to Australian cricket or we lovers of the game.

Mind you, the bookies may be a little peeved, after all, if we don't have sub-continental teams touring down hear - they'll lose 95% of their earnings!

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