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Miffed at the Board of Control for Cricket in India's selection of venues for England's [Images] tour of India later this year, the ECB decided to hold back its approval of the itinerary.

The England and Wales Cricket Board received the proposed itinerary for the winter tour and was disappointed not to see major venues, like Kolkata, Bangalore, and Chennai in the itinerary.

"ECB are disappointed that, despite their representations, the itinerary doesn't offer the thousands of supporters who follow the England team abroad, the opportunity to experience more of the great cricket grounds of India," the Board said in a statement.

"As far as the ECB are concerned the acceptance of the itinerary remains subject to acceptable logistical arrangements and an acceptable security environment and security arrangements being in place at each of the venues," it added.

According to the proposed BCCI itinerary, England is scheduled to reach Mumbai on November 6 for a seven-match ODI series with matches scheduled in Rajkot, Indore, Kanpur, Jamshedpur, Cuttack, Guwahati and Delhi.

This will be followed by a two-match Test series, with Ahmedabad and Mumbai hosting the matches.

Tour dates:

Nov 6, 2008: England arrive, Mumbai

Nov 9: One Day warm-up match, Mumbai

Nov 11: One Day warm-up match, Mumbai

Nov 14: 1st ODI v India, Rajkot

Nov 17: 2nd ODI v India, Indore

Nov 20: 3rd ODI v India, Kanpur

Nov 23: 4th ODI v India, Jamshedpur

Nov 26: 5th ODI v India, Cuttack

Nov 29: 6th ODI v India, Guwahati

Dec 2: 7th ODI v India, Delhi

Dec 5: three day warm-up match, Baroda

Dec 11: 1st Test v India, Ahmedabad

Dec 19: 2nd Test v India, CCI Mumbai.