Australian Andrew Symonds, who reportedly faced racial abuse from the spectators during Australia’s last tour of India, has voiced his concern about touring Pakistan in March.The state of Emergency in the country and the fear of terrorist attacks have added to the all-rounders misgivings, a report in The Australian says.While the Queenslander appeared to be half-joking during a media conference at Bellerive Oval in Hobart, his reaction underlines doubts over whether Australia will actually make their three-Test tour to Pakistan in March.“There do seem to be a lot of bombs going off over there,” Symonds was quoted as saying, as Australia prepared for the second Test against Sri Lanka which starts tomorrow. “At the end of the day it is only a game of cricket. But I suppose being the diplomat that I am, we are going to have to wait and see when we get closer to the time how many bombs are going off over there. But it is being bombed.”Australia’s three-Test tour of Pakistan in 2002-03 was moved to Colombo and Sharjah because of security issues.The Australian also reported that Australian Cricketers Association chief Paul Marsh had similar worries. “But we’re just going to have to wait and see what the result of the election (in Pakistan) is, in early January and how things pan out from there,” Marsh was quoted as saying.Cricket Australia spokesman Peter Young said the situation would be assessed in January. “We’re not going to be anywhere near danger and we have moved a previous Pakistan tour,” Young said. “But we’ll have to have a look at that situation and go through that normal process with Cricket Australia, the ACA and the Australian government before coming to a decision.”
