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JOHANNESBURG, Feb 13 AFP - Controversial Indian cricket chief Jagmohan Dalmiya raised the stakes in the Zimbabwe World Cup boycott crisis today by accusing the world governing body of going out of its way to help England

Although the expression "Decision Day for England" has now been used with monotonously repetitive regularity over the last few days, there is no doubting today's qualifications for such a tag.

England's women have secured a first innings victory against Australia women's Youth XI by 71 runs at The Alan Border Oval, Brisbane, today

England's hopes of having their World Cup match against Zimbabwe played at a ground in South Africa rather than Harare will be decided tomorrow by the World Cup technical committee

The England all-rounder Craig White will continue to undergo treatment on his injured side

Craig White is an injury concern for England ahead of their World Cup match against Holland at East London on Sunday.

The Zimbabwe Cricket Union has received with disappointment the news that the England and Wales Cricket Board has rejected the direction by the International Cricket Council to play in Zimbabwe, leading to the cancellation of tomorrow's match between

Speaking after the cancellation of England's opening World Cup match against Zimbabwe in Harare, the ECB chief executive, Tim Lamb, has insisted that the Board's primary concern is the security and safety of the players.

The International Cricket Council have confirmed that England's World Cup opener against Zimbabwe will not go ahead in Harare on Thursday.

Dr Ali Bacher, executive director of the 2003 World Cup, has made an urgent and passionate call to the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) CEO Tim Lamb to announce a final decision on whether his team will play in Zimbabwe or not

The unsavoury brinkmanship that has developed between the England and Wales Cricket Board and the International Cricket Council continued in Cape Town today, as England considered their response to the ICC's confidential reply to their latest appeal

The ECB wishes to clarify that we have not said that we are refusing to go to Zimbabwe

Further to the International Cricket Council's (ICC) Media Release issuedearlier today (Monday 10 February), the England and Wales Cricket Board(ECB) wishes to make clear that it was the ICC's own World Cup SecurityDirectorate which was the source of

The England and Wales Cricket Board have told the International Cricket Council in a letter that they will not play Zimbabwe in Harare on Thursday.

The chances of England fulfilling their World Cup fixture in Harare on February 13th seem to be receding as the clock ticks on, but after another day of confusion verging on fiasco, nobody can be absolutely sure what will happen

England players and officials are still locked in discussions over whether to boycott their World Cup match in Zimbabwe after a further delay in announcing their decision.

CAPE TOWN, Feb 7 AFP - England will decide on Sunday whether or not it will go ahead with its controversial opening World Cup clash against Zimbabwe in Harare after it failed in its final, desperate bid to have the game switched to South Africa

Krishnamachari Srikkanth, India © CricInfo "I know that there are a few people who will not agree with me on India's chances in the coming World Cup

The ECB Chairman, David Morgan, and Chief Executive, Tim Lamb, will continue discussions with the England players and their representatives today regarding the team's World Cup match in Zimbabwe

The England and Wales Cricket Board has lost its appeal against an International Cricket Council ruling that their World Cup match against Zimbabwe must go ahead in Harare next week.