ECB to assess Chennai security Wednesday

ECB's security expert Reg Dickason will make a security assessment of the stadium and hotel in Chennai on Wednesday.
Dickason landed by a Emirate flight at 8:10 am and immediately proceeded to his hotel. Officials of Tamil Nadu Cricket Association received him at the airport.
During the day Dickason will also have detailed discussion with top BCCI officials regarding the security arrangements at the venues for the series.
A lot depends on what the security expert reports. Chennai is generally seen as a safe place in India but got a jolt two days back when Australia pulled out of the inernational doubles squash tournament due to security reasons.
After Chennai, he will then proceed to Mohali, the venue of the second cricket Test, and undertake a similar exercise.
The England team, which was touring in India for a seven match ODI series, was supposed to stay on for a two-Test series.
However, last Wednesday, even as India thrashed Kevin Pietersen's men in Cuttack to go 5-0 up, 10 gun-men struck at the heart of Mumbai and taking two prominent hotels under siege.
The visiting team made known their decision to return home but assured the BCCI to come back for the Tests if security arrangements were satisfactory.
The BCCI subsequently changed the venues, shifting the Tests from Ahmedabad and Mumbai to Chennai and Mohali.
There have been different reactions coming from present and former England players, with some asking the England team to go ahead with the tour and not let terrorists hold sway.
However, England stars Andrew Flintoff, Steve Harmison and Graeme Swann have clearly revealed their reluctance to tour India despite change of venues.
Dickason was with the England team which returned home abruptly abandoning the last two ODI matches following the terror attacks in Mumbai. He has been entrusted with the task of submitting a comprehensive report to the ECB, which will then determine the fate of the Test series.