The government would have "serious concerns" about next year's planned cricket tour by Zimbabwe to England going ahead, Downing Street said today. Gordon Brown's spokesman also expressed concern about Zimbabwe participating in next year's Twenty-20 cricket World Cup, also taking place in England. "Under the current circumstances it is the government's view that the tour would clearly be unwelcome," the spokesman said. The England and Wales Cricket Board confirmed that if Zimbabwe agreed to scrap the fixtures, the ECB will have to pay out £225,000 in compensation under International Cricket Council rules. The ECB is expected to make a statement on the government's remarks later today. Yesterday, Cricket South Africa (CSA) suspended its domestic agreements with the Zimbabwe Cricket Union. CSA has traditionally been one of...
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