Cricket: India's tour of Australia will go ahead, although the Indian cricket authorities have warned they could still order their team home.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India announced yesterday they would suspend the tour pending the appeal of Harbhajan Singh's ban for his alleged racist abuse towards Australia all-rounder Andrew Symonds.
Today the International Cricket Council announced Steve Bucknor would be withdrawn from the third Test and charged Australia spinner Brad Hogg with using abusive language.
The BCCI released a statement, which said: "The (working committee) of the BCCI took note of all relevant circumstances and developments and decided that the Indian team tour to Australia should continue for the present."
The statement, read to the press by BCCI treasurer N Srinivasan, went on to warn that the team could still return to India if Harbhajan is not exonerated.
It continued: "The ICC has clarified to the board that Harbhajan could play until the final disposal of the appeal.
"This is only an interim arrangement.
"The BCCI is of the categorical view that the matter will have to be finally resolved and the unfair allegation against an Indian player be set aside or withdrawn." PA