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England's cricketers have cancelled their scheduled flight to Zimbabwe on the orders of the ECB, and are meeting in a hotel in Johannesburg to assess the situation, following the Zimbabwe government's decision to refuse visas to 13 members of the

England cancel flight to Zimbabwe

Richard Collins, a consultant surgeon at the East Kent NHS Trust, will be Kent's president for 2005

New president announced

England's tour of Zimbabwe will go ahead as scheduled despite the media ban imposed on several British journalists

Tour to go ahead, says ECB

The ECB are holding urgent talks with the authorities in Zimbabwe after a number of journalists were denied entry to Zimbabwe to cover England's forthcoming five-match one-day series, which is scheduled to start later this week

Several journalists refused entry to Zimbabwe

23-Nov-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Alan Richardson joins Middlesex

Alan Richardson has signed a two-year deal with Middlesex

23-Nov-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Solanki shines as England coast to victory

A spirited 82 from Vikram Solanki carried the England XI to a seven-wicket victory against Namibia at Windhoek in their last warm-up match before the one-day series against Zimbabwe starts on Friday (Nov 26)

23-Nov-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Vaughan's 89 sets up victory at Windhoek

Michael Vaughan led from the front as his England XI recorded a comfortable 67-run victory in the first match of their southern African tour against Namibia at the Wanderers ground in Windhoek

21-Nov-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Zimbabwe shadow hangs over Vaughan

For all England's attempts to try to get the media to concentrate on the immediate task in hand - Sunday's warm-up against Namibia - the media wouldn't leave the Z word alone

21-Nov-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Masakadza called up by Zimbabwe

Hamilton Masakadza was surprisingly included in Zimbabwe's 16-man squad for the first two one-day internationals against England at Harare Sports Club on November 26 and 28

Reports that the ECB are about to agree a new TV deal which would pass more coverage of England's home matches to satellite station BSkyB at the expense of terrestrial broadcaster Channel 4 have angered Lord MacLaurin, the former chairman of the

MacLaurin unhappy with new TV deal

A finance administrator at Northamptonshire has been jailed for 20 months after being found guilty of stealing £82,000 from the county

Woman jailed for £82,000 theft

Harbhajan Singh expressed his happiness at Surrey having chosen him as their overseas player for the 2005 season

Harbhajan delighted with Surrey deal

20-Nov-2004•Nagraj Gollapudi

England request for beer match declined

England's hopes of giving all their squad a decent practice against Namibia have been thwarted after local officials refused a request to allow 14 players to take part in the two warm-up matches at Windhoek

Phil Weston has signed a new three-year deal with Gloucestershire

Weston signs a new deal at Gloucestershire

England's decision to spend a few days in Namibia before starting the real work in Zimbabwe has been dampened by some unseasonally bad weather in Windhoek

England battle weather and lack of interest

Harbhajan Singh will play for Surrey in 2005, after the Indian board consented to the deal

Surrey sign Harbhajan

Players will wear coloured clothing in C&G Trophy next year, the ECB announced today

Coloured clothing in C&G