England in India 2008

[Sarb]

78 killed

Flintoff and Broad out of final 2 games.

Crazy

[Vermilion]

It's ****in madness out there, a coordinated attack by groups of gunmen, hostages taken, indiscriminate killing of innocents, just pretty sick stuff really, looks like it'll be on-going with western hostages having been taken, poor ****ers, having seen what these tossers have already done then being a hostage and from the west isn't a good position to be in at all.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/7751160.stm

[Neil Young]

78 killed

Flintoff and Broad out of final 2 games.

I've missed the news and only just caught the headlines. Terrible events.

Er, I assume your two pieces of news aren't connected, yes?

[Joe King]

the brownwash is on

[Parm]

quite right the rest of the 1 day series/champions cup have been cancelled. Cant see the need for the tests to go ahead at this moment

[Jayesh87]

Its crazy

My dad is off to india a week tomorrow, hope it has calmed down by then

[Jayesh87]

Tests set to go ahead.

[Parm]

Its crazy

My dad is off to india a week tomorrow, hope it has calmed down by then

Hope so fella

[Neil Young]

Close the thread - they're not in India any more.

[Jayesh87]

Close the thread - they're not in India any more.

Arn't they? I thought the test matches were going ahead...

[Neil Young]

Arn't they? I thought the test matches were going ahead...

Yeah, that's what's being said at the moment. However the England team are decamping to Blighty imminently, supposedly with the idea of going back for the Test matches once things have calmed down.

However, they would probably need to return to India next week - will the situation really be calmer then? Even if it is, will the England players feel safe enough to return? In answering that you have to consider they were staying in the Taj only two weeks ago.

Also, the Mumbai Test needs to be shifted and this all needs to be done so the players can get back to England for Christmas as per the original plan.

Obviously there will be much to-ing and fro-ing between the BCCI and ECB with the former no doubt very keen to keep the Test matches while the latter will be mainly worrying about keeping the players happy (while not losing any money for forfeiting the series).

Given all that, I wouldn't be surprised if the Tests end up being cancelled but we'll see.

As Dhoni has reportedly said, "We're entertainers. Now is not the time to entertain."

[Shaggy]

They have to scrap the Tests IMO. I feel certain the England camp won't want to play.

[Reece]

As Dhoni has reportedly said, "We're entertainers. Now is not the time to entertain."

That is spot on IMO

[Parm]

just seems to be in limbo at the moment, can they not reschedule to tests for next year?

[tsb]

England flying back. Sidebottom and Broad out due to injury.