Up to England board on India tour - Hussain

A decision on whether England's tour of India goes ahead will be left to English cricket chiefs, but with input from the players, captain Nasser Hussain said on Friday.

Concerns have arisen over safety and security in the wake of the U.S.-led bombing of Afghanistan following the September 11 attacks on New York and Washington.

"I've not been in contact with the ECB and, as with this tour (to Zimbabwe), I'll go with what they recommend and how they view it," Hussain said on the eve of their final game against the Zimbabweans.

"But with a test match tour to India everyone has to be clear, you can't be undecided a week before you have to go. For that tour everyone has to be getting their minds spot on and fit and fully ready to go.

"As we stand at the moment I'm sure the ECB are seriously reviewing it.

"The players will have a lot of input though. This won't be left to the administrators. We will all have to sit down and say, 'Is it safe to go? Do we know it's a 100 percent certain that it's safe to go?'."

England are scheduled to play three tests and five one-day internationals in India between November 18 and February 3, with a break for Christmas.

Mail Cricket Editor