LONDON, Nov 7: England players Craig White, Ashley Giles and James Ormond will tour India this winter, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said Wednesday.

The trio passed extensive fitness tests with England physio Dean Conway at Edgbaston.

Yorkshire all-rounder White, who slipped in the bath and injured his knee in September, and Leicestershire seamer Ormond, who has been suffering from tendinitis in his knee, bowled in the nets before being given the all-clear to tour.

Warwickshire left-arm spinner Giles has recovered from surgery to a long-term Achilles tendon injury but is not expected to play in England’s warm-up matches in India, the ECB said.

“I’ve really made great strides with the injury in the last three weeks and everything has gone to plan apart from picking up an infection in the Achilles which prevented me training for a while,” Giles said.

“But once I get out to India that will give me an opportunity to get used to playing on grass again and work on my fitness with Dean Conway and Nigel Stockill.

Revised itinerary:

Nov 18-19: v Mumbai President’s XI (Mumbai).

Novr 22-24: v Board President’s XI (Hyderabad).

Nov 27-29: v India ‘A’ (Jaipur).

Dec 3-7: First Test (Mohali).

Dec 11-15: Second Test (Ahmedabad).

Dec 19-23: Third Test (Bangalore).

Jan 22: 1st One-day International (Kolkata).

Jan 25: 2nd One-day International (Chennai).

Jan 28: 3rd One-day International (Kanpur).

Jan 31: 4th One-day International (New Delhi).

Feb 3: 5th One-day International (Mumbai).—Reuters