England to resume tour in UAE
England players will fly into Abu Dhabi on Thursday to play a warm-up game and prepare for the two-Test series in India.
The National newspaper in Abu Dhabi claims England will train and play a warm-up game at the Abu Dhabi Cricket Club, citing sources at the club.
The report claims the team will then fly on to Chennai ahead of the first Test which is due to start on December 11 but had been in doubt after the team returned home following last week’s terrorist attacks in Mumbai.
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