It's a final 'no', England will now have to face reality

Cape Town: The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB)'s final appeal to have its World Cup opener against Zimbabwe in Harare on February 13 switched to South Africa on safety grounds was rejected by independent commissioner Justice Albie Sachs at a hearing on Friday.

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It's a final 'no', England will now have to face reality

Cape Town: The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB)'s final appeal to have its World Cup opener against Zimbabwe in Harare on February 13 switched to South Africa on safety grounds was rejected by independent commissioner Justice Albie Sachs at a hearing on Friday.

Find More Articles On: cricket | world cup | security | malcolm speed | president robert mugabe | justice albie sachs | tim lamb | andrew walpole | england and wales cricket board ecb | tony blair | richard bevan | patric ronan | kroll report | international cricket council icc | englands professional cricketers association