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Article: English and Wales Cricket Board suspends bilateral ties with Zimbabwe cricket
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- June 25, 2008
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The England and Wales Cricket Board on Wednesday severed all bilateral ties with Zimbabwe's cricket authorities after British Prime Minister Gordon Brown insisted the team should be banned from entering the country.
The announcements ahead of next summer's Twenty20 World Cup here and tour matches against England echoed Cricket South Africa's imposition of sporting sanctions, following escalating violence in the African nation.
Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe has faced a growing international outcry as he tries to extend his nearly three-decade rule.
"The ECB deplores the position in Zimbabwe and, like Cricket South Africa, finds this untenable," the ECB said ...