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Barely has the dust settled on England’s three-day rout of Pakistan at Old Trafford than thoughts turn to the third Test and the sides continuing injury worries.

Top of the list causing concern is Geraint Jones who fractured the top of his right ring finger on Friday. Although he kept wicket well on Saturday — albeit with the help of a pain-killing injection — he must be a doubt.

Security for Indian batting star Sachin Tendulkar has been tightened following reports of terrorist plans to target the country’s leading figures.

Tendulkar is now being shadowed by armed bodyguards while his residence in Mumbai is under police guard, the officials said.

Tendulkar, the world’s leading scorer in one-day Internationals (ODIs) with 14,146 runs and a record 39 centuries, is currently in Bangalore training for next month’s triangular one-day series in Sri Lanka. Television news channels flashed footage of Tendulkar being tailed by two security men.