English security expert arrives in Chennai to do recce

Reg Dickason

Chennai: England and Wales Cricket Board’s security specialist Reg Dickason arrived in Chennai on Wednesday morning to create a recce of the stadium and hotel and talk about with officials the security arrangements for England’s two-Test match series.

Dickason landed by a Emirate flight at 8:10 am and straight away proceeded to his hotel. Officials of Tamil Nadu Cricket Association received him at the airport.

During the day Dickason will also have exhaustive discussion with top BCCI officials concerning the security arrangements at the venues for the series.

After Chennai, he will then carry on to Mohali, the site of the second cricket Test, and take on a alike exercise. Dickason was with the England team which returned home suddenly abandoning the last two ODI matches following the terror attacks in Mumbai. He has been entrusted with the task of submitting a comprehensive report to the ECB, which will then determine the fate of the Test series.