Hussey: Pakistan up to experts
10/07/2008 9:03 AM
Australian batsman Michael Hussey says Australian team officials will make the right call on participating in the Champions Trophy in Pakistan later this year.
Australia is scheduled to play in the tournament in September but a recent bombing in Islamabad, which saw at least 15 people killed, has reportedly caused concern within the playing group.
Australia, along with New Zealand and England, is unlikely to travel to the troubled nation in the current situation
Hussey believes Cricket Australia and player group the Australian Cricketers Association (ACA) will be best placed to make the ultimate decision.
"We haven't discussed it (Pakistan) too much at this stage," Hussey admitted on his return to Perth from Australia's successful tour of the West Indies.
"We did have a security adviser go over there to do a security check and see how things were going."
"From a playing point of view, we're just going to be guided by CA and the ACA, they've shown before that they are capable of making the hard decisions and I think the players have a lot of trust in the ACA and Cricket Australia in making the right decisions again."
International Cricket Council chief executive Haroon Logart has previously said the event will be taken from Pakistan if the ICC deems the country unsafe for the September 11-28 tournament.
Sri Lanka has been nominated as a possible replacement but in recent weeks it has appeared more likely South Africa could get the nod.