OK got it .. I should expect to see a Square wave of period 0.0625 micro second across pins 9 and 10 . Lemme try this and get back.
But what is confounding is the fact that the MCU is refuses to oscillate - I suppose if the MCU / 16Mhz crystal and the two 22PF capacitors are OK / Reset pulled up to 5V, Oscillation should set in ?