Despite the Pakistan Cricket Board’s assurance to the Australians to provide tight security during their March-April tour, Cricket Australia said it would continue to monitor the situation before giving a green signal.The PCB has offered top security to the Australians, including assigning of personal bodyguards to each player and roads being closed to all traffic as the team travels to and from grounds, but it seemed that CA was far from satisfied.With Pakistan’s national election scheduled for February 18, Cricket Australia wants to continue to monitor the security situation. “The fundamental principle for us is we need to be sure about safety and security and we and the ACA (Australian Cricketers Association) have a joint view that we can’t compromise on security,” Cricket Australia spokesman Peter Young said. CA said they still had “issues” with the venues in Karachi, Lahore, Multan and Faisalabad and its chairman Creagh O’Connor will write to his Pakistani counterpart to outline his worries.“We are familiar with all four cities, and they all have got the appropriate facilities for playing cricket,” Young said. “What we need to get a clear understanding of is what safety and security measures will be in place. We are still working through the process, and as we have said all along, we will not put our players and officials in any position of risk,” he said.
