England to abandon India tour following Mumbai terror attacks

[El Diablo]

http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,24716106-23212,00.html

England to abandon India tour following Mumbai terror attacks

From correspondents in New Delhi, India
November 27, 2008

ENGLAND have decided to abandon their current cricket tour of India and return home following the deadly Mumbai attacks, an official source told AFP Thursday.

“They are packing their bags, they are going home,” the source said from Cuttack, where England played the fifth match of the seven-game one-day series on Wednesday night.

England will not play the last two games of the series in Guwahati and New Delhi, he said.

The Press Trust of India (PTI) also reported that Kevin Pietersen's men had decided to fly home.

At least 100 people have been killed in coordinated attacks by Islamist militants in India's commercial capital of Mumbai.

It was, however, not clear if England would return for the two-Test series scheduled to start in Ahmedabad on December 11.

The second Test is due to be played in Mumbai from December 19.

Agence France-Presse

i may as well cancel Setanta now until they put something decent on again

 

[Twizzle]

just beat me to it, was just about to post it

Fox Sports said they have packed and left



Sultana show alot of football, thats why I got it

 

[_goParra]

just yesterday signed up with sentanta... now I have to cancel

 

[TheParraboy]

talk of the 20/20 championship tournament may be cancelled as well

 

[El Diablo]

just beat me to it, was just about to post it

Fox Sports said they have packed and left



Sultana show alot of football, thats why I got it

i don't watch soccer

i only put Setanta on if they show cricket or sometimes they may show boxing

 

[Tonearm Terrorwrist]

any excuse to avoid a 7-0 dick in the arse

 

[Tommy Smith]

A 7 match ODI series and just a 2 Test match series?

Not long now until the greatest form of cricket dies in the arse it seems.

Thanks largely to the Indians.

 

[Angry_eel]

I fully support their actions just like I did with the aussies pulling out of Pak. England shouldn't be made to suffer due to the crapiness of Indian security,

 

[hineyrulz]

Can't blame the Poms on going home, it is after all only a game. And 7 ODI's and only two test's :? No wonder test cricket is struggling.

 

[eddiesmith]

England wanted to be home for Christmas so rather than cut any ODIs, the BCCI cut the tests

 

[TheParraboy]

Dhoni gets to play that 20/20 game now doesnt he? woopeee

 

[_goParra]

sad sick bastards... some of you

 

[eddiesmith]

Dhoni gets to play that 20/20 game now doesnt he? woopeee

Its been cancelled

 

[TheParraboy]

so they are gonna play the 2 test matches right ??

 

[rlo]

I think they will. The 5-0 shellacking was sufficient, but they'll be back for the Tests, since the worse they can get out of that is 2-nil.

Horrible about the attacks though.