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Article: Crik: ECB in no-win situation before Zimbabwe World Cup talks

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Crik: ECB in no-win situation before Zimbabwe World Cup talks

By Kate Holton

LONDON, Jan 8 Reuters - The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is in a no-win situation when it meets with the British government on Thursday to discuss England' s participation in a World Cup match in Zimbabwe.

If the ECB agrees with the government and boycotts the February 13 game in Harare England will forfeit two points and lose millions of pounds. But if it chooses to play the game it could be accused of endorsing Robert Mugabe's leadership.

The ECB has been put under increasing pressure to boycott the match following Mugabe's controversial land reform programme, his ...

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