After the recent Mumbai bombings, England have opted out of the seven match ODI series and the scheduled two test matches, It can be said the ODI series is irrelavant as England were totally outclassed, and were trailing 5-0, with two games left.
The England players and staff got on the first plane home and are most likey not to return to India for the time being, from the outside it seems the most logical and reasonable thing to do, for some the only option they had was to evacuate as soon as possible, but if you take into account that the England Cricket Players were situated in Bhubaneswar when the attacks commenced, The distance between the two cities is around 850 miles, which is roughly the distance from London to Rome!
The reason i find the decision to abondon the tour so hypocritical is because England were in the same situation during the 2005 Ashes, England beat Australia in their opening match of their ODI series, which was on the same day as the July bombings, and England reassured Australia that all security measures will be ensured for their safety.
In addition to that the England camp had their security increased to the highest level, it can also be said that they had more security personnel then the majority of the citizens inside Mumbai, could it be said that cricketers are more important then the citizens of Mumbai who are in the line of fire?
The England players and staff got on the first plane home and are most likey not to return to India for the time being, from the outside it seems the most logical and reasonable thing to do, for some the only option they had was to evacuate as soon as possible, but if you take into account that the England Cricket Players were situated in Bhubaneswar when the attacks commenced, The distance between the two cities is around 850 miles, which is roughly the distance from London to Rome!
The reason i find the decision to abondon the tour so hypocritical is because England were in the same situation during the 2005 Ashes, England beat Australia in their opening match of their ODI series, which was on the same day as the July bombings, and England reassured Australia that all security measures will be ensured for their safety.
In addition to that the England camp had their security increased to the highest level, it can also be said that they had more security personnel then the majority of the citizens inside Mumbai, could it be said that cricketers are more important then the citizens of Mumbai who are in the line of fire?
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