Appreciate paul for his pragmatic view.
I think the english team had already lost mentally after losing 5-0 and took the mumbai event as a pretext to cancel the tour..
When an Eng-Aus match can happen in London 2 weeks after the london blast, why cant the cricket series go on.
India is a hugh country w.r.t to other cricket playing countries and visitor need to realise that terror attacks in one region may not always have affect/influence in other parts of the country.

As a Brit I think it would be hypocritical for England to come home, in the same way it was hypocritical for the Australians to stay in England after the London blasts, refuse to go to Pakistan and then play in the IPL despite the blasts then.

For Mumbai to recover from this they should play. Cancelling the tour would give the terrorists what they want - disruption to our daily lives and fear spreading.

Well said Paul.

Suggesting people travel to Bombay at this time is not down to a commercial enterprise like yours but the governments of the countries involved.

Yes, life should go on and we mustn't give in to these types, but you have a commercial interest in the tour going ahead and you should make that clear before dishing out advice.

London was horrific, sure. But here UK and US passport holders have been singled out. That's the difference.

Hey.. terrific attitude paul .. and honestly .. i think you should go ..look . its just a game .. terrorists don t care at all as to whether a cricket match takes place or not .. looking at it from another angle .. 100 people have just died ... and we choose to just .. get on with our lives ...but I must say .. once again .. I was really really impressed by your take on the whole thing.. not many people would hold the same view .. but kudos... i do hope your wish comes true and you can watch some good cricket :)

Please explain to me, why the last 2 one dayers are cancelled but the test series in 2 weeks time will go ahead? These terrorists have been shown to be targetting brits and yanks, by the reported witnesses, appreciating that the vast majority of the dead and injured are Indian. Where is the sense of high profile British Sportsmen remaining in India for a further 2 weeks? This to me, therefore, means the touring party are less worried about there safety and more concerned about winning games. No chance in the one dayers - call them off, might be able to win a test - Ok we'll play that! It just does not make sense to me!
If you feel you are in danger come home, if not, play all the games. Ths halfway house is frankly ridiculous!

Wishful thinking really, I appreciate your concern and thoughts but I personally think, this is just a game and even if my team was involved I would ask them to come back to safety, plain and simple. England should not take any chance and so should India. We all know we can for sure protect a group of people and I'm fairly confident that the Indian Govt can protect the English and the Indian teams but why take the chance ? Its just a game after all. Good thpughts though. Much Appreciated.

And what are your thoughts on England's commitments to tour Pakistan Paul? Should they be given the same consideration?

And my heartfelt condolonces to all the innocent people who list their lives in this senseless tragedy. I hope the good people of Mumbai recover from this soon

I understand the whole not letting the terrorists win thing but if I were a Britisher, knowing that American and Britishers were singled out in the attack, I would have been booking the first flight home.

Anyways, thanks for the encouraging thought. Stay safe.

"...there's something nagging at the back of my brain that says we should continue if at all possible. There are three reasons for this: firstly, if we don't tour the terrorists have won. They've disrupted the world yet again. Also, for the people of Mumbai having to deal with the aftermath of these events they could probably do with something to look forward to. While they're going about their daily lives in the city it would be a shame if this was enough to put the rest of the word off visiting." Where is this attitude when it comes to visiting Pakistan? Yet another evidence of Western hypocrisy. The Brits and the Aussies know that they can get away with snubbing Pakistan, but not their Indian paymaster.

My heartfelt sympathies for Mumbai people. Being a Pakistani, I know how distressful and painful it is. It is amazing yet not unsurprising to see that England team and Barmy army is braving to stay in India to 'not let terrorist win'. Its just sad that terrorists are given this sweet victory without a second thought.

My heartfelt sympathies for Mumbai people. Being a Pakistani, I know how distressful and painful it is. It is amazing yet not unsurprising to see that England team and Barmy army is braving to stay in India to 'not let terrorist win'. I wonder if galantry would have come forth if it all happened in Pakistan

Not alone for the solidarity and sympathy to those affected by this dastardly act, as a sporting public let,s not give into these hoodlums to terrorise us out of our lives.

Well said Paul and I share your views on it. But lets leave it to the cricketers individually to decide for themselves to play or not. It requires a calm mind free of fear to play sport at the highest level.

These are hard times and we will come through it.

Old Mallu saying:
Mongaan irunna pattiyude thalayil thengaa veenu.

Translation:
The coconut dropped on the head of the dog that was just waiting to moan.

This is more like "saved by the bell" to use a pugilistic term.