CHENNAI: There haven't been too many Indian selection committee meetings which have got over in less than 20 minutes. But there was hardly anything to argue about on Thursday and the five selectors and skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni agreed to a list of 15 for the England Test series. The squad, as expected, featured comeback man Yuvraj Singh. Along with him was Hyderabad left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojh ..... MORE >>>

LONDON: A full-strength England squad leaves for Abu Dhabi on Thursday with the cricket board giving its go ahead for the two-match Test series against India which was on the verge of being cancelled following the Mumbai terror attacks. "After spending the last 72 hours consulting security advisers and Government agencies at the highest level, the England and Wales Cricket Board has determined tha ..... MORE >>>

A nervous ECB is to keep tabs on the developing security situation at India's airports as the England squad fly out to Abu Dhabi to prepare for their two Tests in Chennai and Mohali. Major airports in Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore and Chennai have been put on high alert after reports they had received threats of attacks by hijacked aircraft, adding to the tense atmosphere surrounding the future of the ..... MORE >>>

Apparently unhappy with the inadequate security provided to him, Team India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni went to the Birsa Munda airport in Ranchi without any 'armed men' to fly off to Chennai, claimed a former coach of the wicket-keeper batsman. "Dhoni's security is inadequate. His brother-in-law Gautam has approached the Jharkhand police on more than one occasion," claimed Dhoni's former coach C ..... MORE >>>

LONDON: England will fly to Abu Dhabi on Thursday before travelling to India to resume their tour, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Wednesday. England returned home early from their One-day series in India after the attacks in Mumbai last week and the ECB have spent 72 hours evaluating security issues before deciding whether the squad would return for two test matches. "While we h ..... MORE >>>