Michael Vaughan says England players should travel to Bangladesh
Tuesday 6 September 2016 15:47, UK
Michael Vaughan believes England's players should trust the advice of the ECB security team and travel to Bangladesh this autumn.
Chris Jordan became the latest player to commit to the tour on Tuesday following the report last week which confirmed the tour could go ahead despite the terrorist attack in Dhaka which claimed the lives of 29 people in July.
Skipper Eoin Morgan is yet to decide whether to travel, but Vaughan insists all the players should be on the plane at the end of the month.
"I fully believe the security team that has been over to Bangladesh is one that I would trust. Reg Dickason is a man that has been around the England team, been around world cricket for many, many years and I would put all my faith in him," he told Sky Sports News HQ.
"I don't think anyone can be guaranteed safety anywhere in the world at the minute, but he has come back said it's safe to travel, I would be on that plane tomorrow.
"It is difficult. I was involved in two or three sides where we had to have similar kinds of meetings and all sorts goes through your mind, but we are there to play cricket.
"There are bound to be doubts and there are bound to be one or two that have fears. You get questions from home, there are so many stories you read on the internet and people say 'why are you going there to play cricket?', but if the security team says it's safe you've got to go over and play cricket."
Former England batsman Chris Broad, who is the father of England paceman Stuart, agrees with Vaughan and believes the ECB should recommend everyone travel.
"Surely the ECB should be saying 'everything is fine, everyone should go,'" he said.
"I would have no problem with going. The hotels will be fine. I gather they've sorted out a few golf courses which will be secure and safe and obviously the cricket grounds should be fairly safe. You just have to believe in your security team.
"Stuart has spoken to me about it and he would have no problem with going."
Vaughan's former England teammate Matthew Hoggard says young players who might be worried will also be concerned that not going might jeopardise their place in the team in future.
"I have a lot of empathy with the players because there are those with young families and wives all telling them not to go and 'what happens in the worst happens?'" he said.
"Then the people at the beginning of their careers thinking 'they say I don't have to go, but if I don't go will it be a black mark held against me? I know the ECB say it won't but do I truly believe that?'
"It gives someone else an opportunity to come in and perform so it isn't an easy decision to make."
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