71.   Even before the tour began, left-arm pacer Chaminda Vaas had to withdraw with a back injury.

72.   Fraser, bitterly disappointed when overlooked by the England selectors three months ago, has been the official standby pace bowler since the tour began.

73.   He cancelled plans to return to Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where his whirlwind African tour began Friday.

74.   His six-day U.S. tour began Tuesday.

75.   His tour will begin Wednesday in Kenya.

76.   Instead of kicking off Halloween night in Washington, the tour will now begin on Thursday in Columbus, Ohio.

77.   Keerl and Beckmann said they found out two weeks ago their Bosnian tour would begin Thursday if Parliament gave the go-ahead.

78.   Kinkel arrived after a visit to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, where his Mideast tour began.

79.   The Artist said the tour actually began Monday in Detroit.

80.   The Africa Hinterland Safari tours began in Nairobi, Kenya and continued down the east coast of Africa, across the South African border.