Cricket Australia (CA) on Monday said Saturday's serial blasts in New Delhi will have no impact on Ricky Ponting's team's upcoming India tour, unless it is otherwise persuaded.

He said Australia's tour is on and as scheduled, the team was planning to leave for the subcontinent on September 21.

"Our position is that the tour is going ahead unless we are otherwise persuaded," CA's General Manager of Public Affairs Peter Young said.

"Our advice is there are some concerns and to exercise caution, but currently they do not compromise the tour. Our plan is to depart on September 21 subject to our advice," he

added.

CA officials are scheduled to meet the representatives of Australian government on Monday to take an update on the safety situation in India.

CA's General Manager of Cricket, Michael Brown is also expecting a report on Tuesday from team's security advisor, Reg Dickason, who was asked to compile an urgent report on the security situation in India.

Australia A is currently in Hyderabad for a one-day tri-series, involving India A and New Zealand A teams.

Meanwhile, the senior Australian team is scheduled to play warm-up games in the cities of Jaipur and Hyderabad, which were rocked by bomb blasts last year and CA is hoping to collect more information on the situation in the country from members of the A squad. "The threat assessment for India has been considerably lower than that of Pakistan," Australian Cricketer's Association Chief Executive, Paul Marsh was quoted as saying by the Australian media.

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