Lord MacLaurin, the former England and Wales Cricket Board chairman, says England should call off their tour of India.

The squad are expected to receive a security report from consultant Reg Dickason on Tuesday before deciding whether to return following the attacks on Mumbai.

"I think the ECB will probably say yes and I think it will be very sad," MacLaurin said. "I don't think any security people can actually say it's going to be safe. If it was left to me, I wouldn't go."

The England squad returned home following the attacks, which left 188 people dead. The final two one-day matches of the seven match series were cancelled, whilst a three-day warm-up match has since been scrapped.

However, England have been offered a revised schedule, with the first Test set to be played in Chennai on 11 December and the second starting on December 19 in Mohali.

But MacLaurin said he would have every sympathy if any of the England players decided they did not want to return.

"I don't think anybody has a duty to go back," he said. "These terrorists have specifically targeted British people and American people. I fully understand the England players, especially those with young families, might think this is a step too far."