2008: England arrive for challenging tour of India

On his first tour to India pacemen Stuart Broad says that this will be a challenging tour for him.

After the scrutiny in the Caribbean the same team will be happy to spend as long as they can away from the limelight before the first of seven oneday internationals begins.

Two Test matches follow next month the imbalance between 50overs and fiveday cricket resulting from India's commitment to the shorter form and the desire of England to be home for Christmas.

Nov 2008