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Talks between the BCCI and the England and Wales Cricket Board have been ongoing since England decided to leave India and return home following the terror attacks in Mumbai.

The second Test was due to be staged in Mumbai, starting on December 19, but that has been switched to Chennai, which is located on India's south-east coast.

N.Srinivasan, the honorary secretary of the BCCI, said: "India's Test series against England will be played as per schedule.

"Chennai will host the second Test from December 19 to December 23 instead of Mumbai.

"The first Test will be played in Ahmedabad from December 11 to December 15 as originally scheduled."

Whether the England players will want to return to such an unstable region once they return home to their families is very much in the balance, but assuming security experts do not advise any different, Hugh Morris, the managing director of English cricket, expects the tour to resume.

"I think the players' desire will be there," he said. "It's a Test series the players have looked forward to for a long period of time.

"It's always a huge challenge to play cricket over here in India. I would be confident the players will come over here full of enthusiasm and wanting to do well in the series."