Cricket: England benefits from Zimbabwe's World Twenty20 withdrawal

'We have undoubtedly reached the right conclusion for world cricket' England has successfully asserted its right to block Zimbabwe's involvement in World Twenty20 next summer, thereby ensuring it will stage the tournament – but that is only the first of several impending power struggles that will determine the future of international cricket for the next decade. As the rapid growth of Twenty20 changes cricket's landscape at an alarming rate, every issue to be fought out over the coming weeks is encapsulated by the same basic question: how much can England tame the Indian tiger? On the pressing issues of whether international cricket should always take precedence over events such as the Indian Premier League, on who sets the rules for the inaugural club Twenty20 Champions League or concerning the commitment to long-term... [read full story]