'This is the country of hospitality' - Australia tour to Pakistan review

In the latest episode of the podcast we chat with cricket journalists Adam Collins and Bharat Sundaresan about their unforgettable trip - covering Australia's first tour to Pakistan in 24 years. Note: Readers in India can now buy Mike Marqusee's classic cricket book War Minus The Shooting on Flipkart and Amazon. Readers outside India, can buy the book on Amazon. Talking Points: The uncertainty over Australia's tour to Pakistan in the build-up The historic first day at Rawalpindi - despite the flatness of the pitch The Shane Warne jolt at the end of day one of the first Test Abdullah Shafique's ability to shift gears against a quality attack The Karachi Test - and Cummins and Starc paying homage to the two Ws Khawaja resists, Babar enthralls, Rizwan adds the cherry to the cake The grandeur of Lahore - and memories of the terrorist attack in 2009 Umpire Ahsan Raza's poetic moment Is there anything Cummins can't do? Participants: Bharat Sundaresan (@beastieboy07); Adam Collins (@collinsadam); Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee); Ashoka (@ABVan) Related: So far yet so near - under Shafiq's watch rises Abdullah - Bharat Sundaresan - Cricbuzz The last night in Pakistan - Adam Collins and Geoff Lemon - The Final Word podcast Ahsan Raza’s dream return to Lahore 13 years after bloody attack - Nic Savage - News.com.au The menace and unfairness of Pat Cummins - Osman Samiuddin - ESPNcricinfo Shaheen, Naseem and a partnership of devastation - Bharat Sundaresan - Cricbuzz The final frontier - Adam Collins, Dan Brettig and Shannon Gill - The Greatest Season That Was Presents podcast Shane Warne - magical, tireless, immortal - 81allout podcast