After the tour of Bangladesh, which includes three ODIs first up and then, after two two-day tour games, two Test matches, England travel to India for five Tests in November-December and then three ODIs and three T20 Internationals after the Christmas-New Year break.
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“Where those threats are considered higher, cricket, like other sports, undertakes extensive security assessments in determining whether or not matches can go ahead”. We welcome this decision understanding the extent of the intelligence behind it where the safety of players and staff is of utmost importance.
England captain Alastair Cook, right, and coach Trevor Bayliss have committed to touring Bangladesh after advice from security experts.
‘Now the European Central Bank have given the tour the go-ahead, the ICC will instigate our own security investigations’.
The board, however, is in talks with one other team about a home series, the ESPNcricinfo report added, but Akram Khan, the chief of BCB’s Cricket Operations Committee, said, “We are still in talks with them but we can not confirm anything at the moment”.
Papon also said safety would be provided not just to the England team, but to all those travelling as part of the tour, including relatives, supporters and media.
Stuart Broad, the former England opener’s son, is now set to be a member of the Test squad that tours Bangladesh. Australia cancelled their tour to Bangladesh at the end of previous year due to security concerns.
“I always had a hunch that England would come and there are a few reasons for that”, Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hassan told reporters in Dhaka on Friday.
England’s 1972/73 tour of India saw a team captained by Tony Lewis receive death threats from the Black September group responsible for the murder of 11 Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics.
England players – including Test captain Alastair Cook and One-Day captain Eoin Morgan – received a briefing Thursday from longstanding security chief Dickason, accompanied by European Central Bank director of cricket Andrew Strauss, Leatherdale and Carr, as well as Tom Harrison, the European Central Bank chief executive.
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“So England are not a team that bow their head down to terrorist activities”.
