Personal choice for England players over Bangladesh tour - Morgan

Eoin Morgan, the captain of England's limited-overs sides, has indicated that individual players will be given the choice of whether they want to be included for the tour of Bangladesh that is scheduled for October. The England one-day squad are due to be given a security briefing on Thursday by the three-member delegation that recently returned from the subcontinent.

Reg Dickason, the ECB's security advisor, David Leatherdale, the chief executive of the Professional Cricketers' Association, and John Carr, ECB director of cricket operations, will present their findings after completing venue inspections in Bangladesh and India last week. The BCB described their visit as a "positive" one and said there was no immediate timeframe in which England were expected to make a decision.

Morgan has previously expressed his concerns about going to Bangladesh, in the wake of a terrorist attack in Dhaka in July. He said he expected the players to play a full part in the discussions and that there would be "room for a personal decision" if individuals were reluctant to travel.

Alastair Cook, the Test captain, will attend the meeting in London, travelling down from Leicester where he is involved in a county match for Essex. The one-day squad would depart for Bangladesh first, leaving on September 30, with three ODIs scheduled ahead of a two-Test series later in October.

"The briefing will be Thursday evening, with head of security Reg Dickason, a rep from the PCA and John Carr from the ECB," Morgan said. "They've been doing the reccy and we'll be debriefed by them. Alastair will be there and other guys who are available will come.

"They'll debrief us on the findings on both tours and we'll chat about it, it has to be quite open. People have missed tours in the past so you have to make guys feel safe to go. It's a decision you'd rather get out of the way sooner rather than later. There's always room for a personal decision, you also have to understand guys might have different priorities."

In 2001, Robert Croft and Andrew Caddick opted out of the tour to India following the 9/11 terrorist attacks in America.

Current government advice from the Foreign Office currently states that there is "a heightened threat of further terrorist attacks" in Bangladesh and warns those travelling to minimise their exposure to "crowded areas and places where westerners are known to gather".

Australia pulled out of their tour to Bangladesh last year due to security fears and also did not send a team to the Under-19 World Cup held in the country in January and February.

When asked earlier in the month, England's assistant coach, Paul Farbrace, said there had been no discussions about giving players the chance to opt out and that it would be a "huge call" to pull out of the tour. "Player and staff safety is paramount but it's a huge decision for a country to decide not to go," he said. "Bangladesh are looking forward to us going."