Moores: Players want passage to India

Although Moores conceded some players may have greater doubts about resuming the trip to the subcontinent than others, he talked positively about a resumption on the second day of the training camp in Abu Dhabi.

"There's a general will within the team to go and play these Test matches," Moores said. "Because, one, people will be representing their country but also in the situation we find ourselves after what happened in Mumbai."

A final decision on whether to head on to Chennai for Thursday's first of two Tests will be made by the team on Sunday night after they have been given the latest security feedback.

The tour was suspended a week ago, following the terrorist attacks on Mumbai, when Kevin Pietersen's men flew home.

Moores added: "There's a strong feeling that we want to go and play these Tests. But everyone will have different opinions and if someone doesn't want to go we will respect that.

"Hopefully we can take our full-strength side there, compete, win the series and have a good Christmas."

England had made provision to practise all day at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium but their plans were hit by the weather. Heavy rain washed out their morning net session and meant they began nets shortly after 2pm.

Time is short ahead of the Indian series and England are in unchartered territory, preparing for a Test without a practice match in advance and doing so on foreign soil.

"The practice has been compromised quite a lot, we are practising in the wrong country but the lads are in good spirits," insisted Moores. "It is more of a mental shift we need now."