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BCCI says tour on; shifts 2nd Test to Chennai

The BCCI has shifted the second Test between India and England to Chennai, following terrorist strikes in Mumbai. The Indian board’s announcement is a reiteration of their unequivocal stand of Thursday, when Lalit Modi, a vice-president and head of its fixtures committee, said the series would go ahead.

The ECB has said that it was in agreement with the BCCI on continuing with the Test series after both boards agreed to call off the last two ODIs of the series following the strikes in Mumbai.

Friday’s announcement, by N Srinivasan, the BCCI secretary, said the second Test would be shifted from Mumbai but start as scheduled on December 19. The pre-Test practice match against the Board President’s XI will be in Vadodara from December 5-7, effectively giving the England team, which leaves Bangalore for London on Saturday morning with the ODI series postponed, five days at home.

Modi told Cricinfo that while the first Test will start as scheduled from December 11 in Ahmedabad, the second Test was shifted on a request from the ECB, which wanted the match to be held at a venue in southern India.

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