Kirsten Encourages England To Return

Gary Kirsten has insisted that England's tour of India must continue so long as the security experts say the two-Test series can go ahead.
England are currently in Abu Dhabi awaiting the all-clear from their security assessment team while Kirsten intends to fly back to India from his home in Cape Town this weekend after receiving assurances from the BCCI, and the India coach maintains he is committed to the Indian side regardless of terrorist threats.
"I have had a lot of things to weigh up and it's obviously a concern with my family in South Africa," Kirsten told the Daily Telegraph.
"But I am very much part of the India set-up, I enjoy working there and I want to keep the momentum going from the good work we have done recently."
Kirsten maintained that he understands the pressure England are under, but believes that they have all the advice they need. He also pointed out that safety can not be guaranteed no matter where you are in the world.
"They have given the best advice, it is now a case of whether as an individual you feel comfortable with it," he said. "Some players will be concerned that if they don't go then someone else will go instead and so their place will be under threat.
"There is no way that security can be guaranteed wherever you are in the world. But you can't keep saying no. There are terrorism threats everywhere, even the UK is not immune from them.
"But if the professional security people who are paid to make these assessments have given the go-ahead then I think you have to go with it."