ENGLAND have confirmed they are flying out to Abu Dhabi and will resume their tour of India following days of talks with security advisors.

The England and Wales Cricket Board emerged from two days of talks with security experts and government officials to announce they will continue with the tour, which was abruptly halted following the terrorist attacks on Mumbai last week.

The original Test squad will fly out on Thursday for a training camp in Abu Dhabi alongside nine members of the Performance squad and will continue on their journey to Chennai for the first Test providing the security reports satisfy their safety concerns.

Left-arm seamer Ryan Sidebottom will miss the tour having failed to recover from a side strain sustained during the one-day series while Nottinghamshire seamer Stuart Broad will remain behind for further treatment on a hamstring problem before flying to Chennai.

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