da betsul： In addition, all members of the management and support team have confirmedtheir availability to tour
da prosport bet： ECB Media Release26-Oct-2001The England and Wales Cricket Board today announced that the following 11players have confirmed their availability for the Test Match tour to Indianext month subject to the proviso that the Team and the ProfessionalCricketers’ Association are satisfied that appropriate security arrangementswill be in place for the tour:- Nasser Hussain Usman Afzaal Mark Butcher Richard Dawson James Foster Warren Hegg Matthew Hoggard James Ormond Mark Ramprakash Graham Thorpe Michael VaughanIn addition, all members of the management and support team have confirmedtheir availability to tour.To finalise the security measures, John Carr, ECB Director of CricketOperations, and a senior representative of the Professional Cricketers’Association will travel to India prior to the tour to meet withrepresentatives of all the relevant Indian government and cricketingauthorities, together with the British High Commissioner, Sir Rob Young, andthe High Commission’s security consultants. John Carr will have theauthority to appoint a Security Manager, if deemed necessary, who willoversee security arrangements throughout the tour and travel with the team.Robert Croft, Marcus Trescothick and Andrew Caddick, as well as Ashley Gilesand Craig White, both of whom are scheduled to have fitness tests onWednesday 7 November, have requested more time to reach a decision. The ECBhas accepted their request for extra time and the selectors will be havingfurther discussions with these players over the course of this weekend.Tim Lamb, ECB Chief Executive, said, “I am glad that no-one has so far madethemselves unavailable to go on the tour. We fully understand that this hasbeen a difficult decision to make, and we accept that some players need alittle more time to consider their positions. But we do need to havedefinite decisions after this weekend in order to finalise the selection ofthe team and all the detailed arrangements for the tour.”The advice from the Foreign Office, that it is safe to tour, still stands.We hope that this won’t change, but if it does then we will actappropriately. We will, however, be monitoring the security situation on adaily basis from now until the tour ends just before Christmas.”Robert Croft said, “I have a young family who are, without doubt, my firstpriority. In the current volatile world situation I do not want to leavethem to worry about my welfare, so I have requested more time to consider mydecision.”Marcus Trescothick said, “As safety cannot be 100% guaranteed, I feel that Irequire more time to consider my position and ensure that I am totally happyand in the right frame of mind.”Andrew Caddick said, “There are always risks in life, and I feel I need moretime to consider. This is one of the most difficult decisions I have everhad to make and I need to feel 100% confident before myself and my familycan make a decision.”
