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England seek to disclose new information on Zimbabwe
Durban, Feb 12: Dr Ali Bacher, chief executive of the cricket World Cup, has said England had requested a meeting to disclose new information about their decision not to fulfil their fixture in Zimbabwe tomorrow.
Durban, Feb 12: Dr Ali Bacher, chief executive of the cricket World Cup, has said England had requested a meeting to disclose new information about their decision not to fulfil their fixture in Zimbabwe tomorrow.
"The CWC Technical Committee has received a request from the England and Wales Cricket Board for a meeting to put across new information about the situation in Zimbabwe.
"We don`t know what the new information is but we`ll certainly listen to them and then decide whether or not England`s match should be re-scheduled to South Africa," he said.
"At this stage England will lose their four points and they will be requested to pay compensation for their failure to fulfil their match against Zimbabwe in Harare tomorrow."
Bacher said the chief executive of the International Cricket Council, Malcolm Speed, was in constant contact with England officials.
England`s decision has been severely criticised by the president of the United Cricket Board of South Africa, Percy sonn.
Sonn said that South Africa would reconsider its relations with England and there was possibility that South Africa would not travel to England in the middle of the year.
The England decision has also been criticised by South African government officials who claim that England players had no reason to concern themselves about the security situation in Zimbabwe. They said the Zimbabwean authorities had given assurances about safety and security for the cricket World Cup.
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"We don`t know what the new information is but we`ll certainly listen to them and then decide whether or not England`s match should be re-scheduled to South Africa," he said.
"At this stage England will lose their four points and they will be requested to pay compensation for their failure to fulfil their match against Zimbabwe in Harare tomorrow."
Bacher said the chief executive of the International Cricket Council, Malcolm Speed, was in constant contact with England officials.
England`s decision has been severely criticised by the president of the United Cricket Board of South Africa, Percy sonn.
Sonn said that South Africa would reconsider its relations with England and there was possibility that South Africa would not travel to England in the middle of the year.
The England decision has also been criticised by South African government officials who claim that England players had no reason to concern themselves about the security situation in Zimbabwe. They said the Zimbabwean authorities had given assurances about safety and security for the cricket World Cup.
Bureau Report