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England have been offered a revised schedule for their suspended tour of India as talks on security continue.

Top English cricket officials have been engaged in discussions throughout the day after the Board of Control for Cricket in India offered Chennai and Mohali as the two new Test venues.

The England and Wales Cricket Board hierarchy have been in dialogue with various security agencies, both in India and the UK, as well as digesting the advice of their own people.

The BCCI have now proposed that the first Test, which was scheduled for Ahmedabad between December 11-15, will be moved to Chennai, while Mohali will host the second from December 19-23.

The two-match series was originally planned to begin in Ahmedabad and conclude in Mumbai. The second venue was initially changed to Chennai following the terror attacks on Mumbai last week, but now there has been another shift to ease safety fears.

Ahmedabad was the scene of numerous bomb blasts earlier this year and is relatively close to Mumbai.

The new schedule would send England - should they agree to return - to opposite ends of the country.

Significantly, Australia recently played a Test in Mohali, just outside Chandigarh, and England's security advisor Reg Dickason's company also provides advice for the Aussies, so plans and procedures will be at hand.

Chennai was due to host Champions League matches this week, so security arrangements were already in place.

ECB will not be rushed into a decision, however, and want to collate all the evidence and recommendations on safety and security before making any decision on a resumption of the tour.

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