Date:03/12/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/12/03/stories/2008120356221700.htm

Sport - Cricket

England should send full-strength team: Atherton

London: Former captain Mike Atherton on Tuesday objected to sending a second-string team to India and said if the security expert clears the tour, a full-strength England team should fly out of the country for the Test series.

Amid reports that players like Andrew Flintoff, Steve Harmison, James Anderson and Graeme Swann were reluctant to tour, Atherton said there could not be any discrimination between players and only a full-strength team should be sent. — PTI