Gillespie:Will cut tour short in event of another terrorist attack

[Seamer]

http://content.cricinfo.com/australi...ry/214899.html

Nice one Dizzy. Egg the terrorist scum on mate, that the way. Ah Dizzy.............Why don't you do us all a favour and **** off on a plane now. ****.

[Occasional Fan]

I understand his point, but I also find it disappointing that he felt it appropriate to state it on the radio. Even if it was a direct question from the interviewer, he could have played it with a dead bat. Something along the lines of "We'll cross that bridge if we get to it" would have been better, I think.

[Teatime FatCat]

Totally agree, it just didn't need to be said publicly. Must have been a slow news day somewhere. They should just talk about the cricket unless something has directly affected them.

[Victor Frankenstein]

don't blame him i guess, funny though how it's different for britain than it would be for say pakistan or india. I guess the perception is that whilst both could have a terrorist attack we are more suited to deal with it with proper organisations and a better policing network.

[Seamer]

I do blame him. It is like standing under a different tree during a thunder storm. He could jump on a plane and be blown up by an exploding bus outside Sydney airport. You cannot run from something that is everywhere.
If we change our way of life or become fearful and reclusive, the terrorist have no more need to bomb anyone anymore - the job has been done.
Gutless and distictly un Australian. Well maybe not, The Aussie rugby league team cancelled the tour of Britain after 911 (for no reason as it turned out) .
When Australia finally cops our turn, how will we feel if nobody wanted to stay here anymore. Got to think of the big picture the big sook. When your number it up, your number is up and no point retreating from life to escape something that can not be escaped.

Originally Posted by Victor Frankenstein

don't blame him i guess, funny though how it's different for britain than it would be for say pakistan or india.

To be fair though, civil unrest and violence in Pakistan seems like a regular occurrence.

[Notts Exile]

Can I be the first to assume that if all the Aussies do a runner and the Ashes are abandoned then we will be awarded the Urn and the Series 4-1 ???

And Australia will be fined at least £1m by the ICC???

No ................ oh well!

[Occasional Fan]

Won't happen - I don't think the Ashes changed hands when series were deferred in 1939-45. Besides which, if the idea were mooted that an abandoned series should be handed to England by default, it would open the floodgates for all sorts of nutters to be telephoning test grounds every day in the hope of forcing an abandonment. The only way to deal with these terrorists is to ignore them. That's why Dizzy should hold his tongue.

[Ninjaman]

The best part of the article was this

The Sydney Morning Herald reported that during a security briefing one player said if similar incidents had occurred in a country such as Pakistan there would be a push to end the trip. There is little doubt that if the team had been in a third world country the explosions would have forced them home.

[Occasional Fan]

Sad to say, Ninjaman, I rather suspect that is true. I still stand by what I said: terrorists only win if we let them win. If we refuse to be terrorised, they lose every time. For that reason, I really wish high profile figures like Jason Gillespie would engage the brain before making this kind of comment.