Middlesex delay India arrival after Mumbai attacks

Middlesex captain Shaun Udal said Wednesday the English county would not be travelling to Mumbai as planned following the terror attacks in the Indian city.

The team were due to fly to Mumbai on Thursday for the inaugural Twenty20 Champions League but former England off-spinner Udal told Sky Sports: "All we know is our flight has been cancelled in the morning."

Udal added he understood the tournament, involving the domestic Twenty20 finalists from England, Australia, South Africa and the Indian Premier League (IPL) would continue but with the Mumbai matches moved to Bangalore.

Middlesex were due to play on the opening day of the competition a week Wednesday at Mumbai's Brabourne Stadium.

The England team are currently in India, where they went 5-0 down in a seven-match one-day series after losing by six wickets in Cuttack on Thursday.

They were due to return to Mumbai, where their tour began three weeks ago, on December 16 ahead of the second and final Test starting three days later.

England had been scheduled to stay at the Taj Mahal Palace, one of two luxury hotels attacked Thursday.

Team spokesman Andrew Walpole said the squad would take advice from Britain's Foreign Office before deciding whether to proceed with the remainder of the tour.

"We will be guided by the Foreign Office and will await developments," Walpole said. "We need to get a clearer idea of what the situation is before we react further."