ECB dissatisfied with India tour

England are disappointed at the proposed itinerary for their tour to India that will keep them away from nearly all the major venues.

The tour, which comprises two Tests and seven one-day internationals, is yet to be rubber-stamped with England seeking security checks at each of the venues.

But in a statement on Monday, the England and Wales Cricket Board admitted their disappointment and said despite reservations, "the itinerary doesn't offer the thousands of supporters who follow the England team abroad, the opportunity to experience more of the great cricket grounds of India".

The statement continues: "As far as the ECB are concerned the acceptance of the itinerary remains subject to acceptable logistical arrangements and an acceptable security environment and security arrangements being in place at each of the venues."

England will begin their tour with warm-up matches in Mumbai and finish the seven-week tour in the same city, but in between they have seven one-day internationals all in different cities in a 19-day period.

Some of the major cricket venues which have not been listed in this winter's tour include Kolkata, Bangalore, Chennai and Mohali.

Tour dates:

Nov 6: England arrive in Mumbai

Nov 9: One-day warm-up match in Mumbai

Nov 11: One-day warm-up match in Mumbai

Nov 14: 1st One-day international, Rajkot

Nov 17: 2nd One-day international, Indore

Nov 20: 3rd One-day international, Kanpur

Nov 23: 4th One-day international, Jamshedpur

Nov 26: 5th One-day international, Cuttack

Nov 29: 6th One-day international, Guwahati

Dec 2: 7th One-day international, Delhi

Dec 5: Three-day warm-up match, Baroda

Dec 11: First Test, Ahmedabad

Dec 19: Second Test, Mumbai


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