COMMONWEATLH GAMES IN DELHI- WILL ENGLAND PARTICIPATE ?

The Telegraph reported on Wednesday that a senior Whitehall source said there was "virtually no chance" an England team would be sent to India following security concerns over the Delhi event.
It would be a big debacle for Delhi, since now more than 2 years spending money urgently needed for suitable infrastructure for their own population to sport stadions for sports never applied in India. Making beautifications on parts of the city which might be visited by supporters from abroad, therefore leaving other parts in the same mess as they were before or even worse.
Meanwhile, the Hockey World Cup in New Delhi in February and March is emerging as a key staging post in the decision-making process. The world's top 12 hockey teams are confirmed starters at the World Cup, which will be held at Delhi's 20,000-capacity Dhyan Chand Stadium.
The England team, on the up after winning the European Cup earlier this year, confirmed that they had no plans to withdraw from either the World Cup or the Commonwealth Games, although their performance director, David Faulkner, said they reserved the right to withdraw at any time should circumstances change radically.
"That is an option if we feel the safety of our athletes is seriously compromised, but that is not a point we have reached or, to be honest, expect to reach," said Faulkner, who has spent much of the last three months fine-tuning detailed security arrangements for his team.
"It is way too early to make a decision for the Commonwealth Games and as for the World Hockey Cup, it is all systems go.
"We have gone into great depth about this and we have laid down very strict protocols and chains of command with the Indian authorities.
"For example, we will not travel in our team bus – to matches, training or anywhere – unless we are accompanied by an armoured vehicle front and rear. We simply won't travel or play unless that is in place.
"We will have our own security officer around the clock and although he will not be part of the Indian chain of command, he can advise us at all times.
"We are very mindful of the situation and are keeping all our playing squad informed. As of now, we haven't had one player who has expressed any wish not to play."