Geoffrey Calls For Boycott

ECB officials are presently in talks with their Indian counterparts over the visit, which has been halted subsequent the terrorist attacks that took place in and in the region of England’s base in Mumbai.

But in spite of suggestions a 20-man commando force could be employed to defend the players, the ex- England batsman has slammed the idea of a return to India in the current ambiance.

“Given what has just happened in India, it is hideous for the ECB even to be thinking about sending the team back out again,” Boycott

“It’s all very well to say ‘We mustn’t let the terrorists win’, but what about the grieving families who have lost loved ones.

“Sport is supposed to be enjoyable, entertaining and essentially fun. But I don’t know how any of that can be possible when India is burying more than 200 victims of terror.

“In fact, the ECB are showing a lack of moral judgment by pressing ahead with all these meetings and security inspections. The whole thing is just too raw.

“People have been trying to draw parallels between this disaster and the London bombings of July 2005, and pointing out that the Ashes series carried on regardless. The two situations are completely different.”