Australia confirm Zimbabwe tour
Posted: Tuesday, March 19, 2002

HINDUSTAN TIMES - Australia will go ahead with their cricket tour of Zimbabwe next month in spite of the African country being thrown out of the Commonwealth for a year.

Australian Cricket Board Chief Executive James Sutherland said his organisation was satisfied, at the moment, it was safe for the team to tour the strife-torn country.

But Sutherland said the ACB would continue to monitor the situation in Zimbabwe as the safety of players and officials was the board's major concern. "Sport is a powerful force for social cohesion," Sutherland said. MORE 

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