Article: ECB BAN TALKS WITH ZIMBABWE PROTESTERS.

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The Mail on Sunday (London, England)
Article date:
September 12, 2004
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Byline: PETER HAYTER

ENGLAND players will not be allowed to meet Zimbabwe protest groups before deciding whether to be available for the controversial autumn tour.

The England Cricket Board are determined the trip should go ahead and are opposed to any contacts.

ECB's new policy contrasts sharply with former skipper Nasser Hussain's move last year when he told his players to find out everything they could about President Robert Mugabe's regime before England's World Cup game in Harare.

A letter has been received by the ECB from the Zimbabwe Defence and Aid Fund UK - it is also addressed to all players concerned detailing allegations ...

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