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width="1" height="1" //divpThe England and Wales Cricket Board expects to confirm within hours that
the Test series of India will go ahead after the completion of a security inspection in Chennai.
The ECB remains confident despite the febrile atmosphere surrounding the tour that the bulk of the
squad will accept the security report that a tour of India remains legitimate and will decide to
travel./ppReg Dickason, the ECB's security adviser, completed today what appeared to have been a
satisfactory inspection of the Chidambaran Stadium, the new venue for the first Test on December
11. He told Press Trust of India: "We had some security concerns and these have been addressed."
Dickason now flies on to Mohali, venue for the second Test, and a similar outcome is expected
within 48 hours./ppOn the basis of Dickason's preliminary report on Chennai, which will reach them
today, the ECB should be emboldened to confirm that England will fly to India at the end of the
week via Abu Dhabi, where they will practice for about 48 hours. They may not fly to Chennai until
two days before the game./ppDickason held security meetings with N Srinivasan, the secretary of the
Indian board and also president of the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association, which manages the stadium.
He also met the Chennai police commissioner K Radhakrishnan. Srnivasan said: "Based on the
discussions held and the clarification given, the BCCI expects no problems with the first Test
being held in Chennai."/ppDickason sought commitment on a range of issues, including the presence
of Indian special forces as well as police, an emergency evacuation plan and heightened security in
the vicinity of the England dressing room. Radhakrishnan confirmed: "A central access control
system will be installed at the vantage point and the players' viewing area and also at the team
hotel. The players, upon their arrival here, will be advised to restrict their movements outside
the hotel area."/ppThe police presence around the hotel and the stadium will be in record numbers
and it is likely that all leave will be cancelled during England's stay in the city./ppAbu Dhabi is
struggling to find enough players of sufficient quality to host a practice match and England are
likely to make do with two or three days of net practice before entering the Test./pdiv
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