London:The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) has backed Australia's decision not to tour Zimbabwe and has called on the ICC to suspend the African nation's Test and one-day status due to the sharp decline in their playing standard.
Sydney:Australian officials say they are obliged to go ahead with their scheduled tour of Zimbabwe despite calls from the government to boycott the trip.
Harare:The Zimbabwe government said it had lifted a ban on 13 British journalists who wanted to cover the forthcoming cricket tour by England of Zimbabwe.
More imagesJohannesburg:England's controversial tour to Zimbabwe took another dramatic twist when Michael Vaughan's team called off their scheduled flight to Harare.
Harare:The Zimbabwe Cricket Union (ZCU) and their dissident white players are champing at the bit to fire racism allegation broadsides at each other.
Karachi:Pakistan will host Asian champions Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe for a tri-series scheduled for September and October, officials said.
Harare:Zimbabwe's side of untested teenage schoolboys and others in their early 20s have shown progress in matches against touring 'A' sides, coach Phil Simmons said.
Hobart:Zimbabwean all-rounder Andy Blignaut has agreed to a three-year contract to play for Australian state Tasmania, the Tasmanian Cricket Association (TCA) said.
London:British Prime Minister Tony Blair said he doesn't think England's cricketers should tour Zimbabwe, but added that the decision rests exclusively on the shoulders of international cricket chiefs.
Sydney:Australia will provide a much-needed boost for ailing Zimbabwean cricket by touring there next month, former Zimbabwe coach Carl Rackemann said.
