ICC welcomes postponement of Zimbabwe v Australia series

The International Cricket Council (ICC) today welcomed the Zimbabwe Cricket Union (ZCU) decision to postpone the two Test matches against Australia.

ICC President Ehsan Mani said that action would help ensure the integrity of Test cricket was preserved without having to force the issue within the ICC.

"I am pleased that the ZCU and Cricket Australia (CA) have agreed to postpone these two matches to a date yet to be fixed. This course of action was first suggested by the ICC two weeks ago and protects the integrity of Test cricket," said Mr Mani.

"Over recent days all ICC Full Members have worked hard behind the scenes to help find a resolution and their work is appreciated. The ZCU has now revisited the proposal to postpone this series and this decision will be positively received throughout the international cricket family."

The decision applies only to these two matches. It is anticipated that the issues relating to this situation will be discussed in detail at the ICC meetings at the end of June in London.

The ZCU decision means that the ICC Executive Board teleconference which was to be convened to determine if the scheduled matches between Zimbabwe and Australia should be accorded Test Match status will no longer take place.

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