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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-09-11 06:20 AM
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The England v Holland football friendly at Wembley
has been called off due to the riots.
Meanwhile the 3rd test match between England and India at Edgbaston, Birmingham is still set to begin.
http://www.espncricinfo.com/england-v-india-2011/content/current/story/526739.html
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England and India are monitoring the security situation in Birmingham in the wake of the rioting and looting in the city on Monday night but, at the moment, the Edgbaston Test is set to begin as scheduled on Wednesday.

"As far as we're concerned, there's no reason to think the match will not go ahead as planned," an ECB spokesman said.

A statement from the Indian camp, from team manager Anirudh Chaudhary, said: "This is pertaining to the situation in Birmingham. All the members of the Indian touring squad are safe and accounted for. The team management is keeping a close watch on the situation." Players from both sides were safe in their hotels as unrest spread in Birmingham.

"We fully expect the game to go ahead," Andrew Strauss, the England captain, said. "It's up to the authorities to decide whether or not it's right for the game to go ahead and we are focussing and preparing as we normally would. It's slightly extraordinary circumstances at the moment, but for us to think anything other than the game is going ahead would be wrong."
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