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The Super Soaraway Currant Bun (that's the Sun, for our non-UK readers...) reports un-named sources in the UK Government as confirming that Zimbabwe will not be allowed to participate in the 2009 World Twenty20, scheduled to take place in England, or complete their scheduled series against England that year as required by the ICC's Future Tours Programme. While I wouldn't trust the Sun as far as I could throw them (and no other reliable UK source is carrying the story), it's worth flagging up the possibility. The Sun rightly reports that the ECB requires Government action to prevent Zimbabwe touring England if they're to avoid ICC fines, but CricInfo, in their own report on the Sun's story, points out that the ICC can do far worse than impose fines in this situation:

While few will shed tears over Zimbabwe not playing a series in England, there are greater possible ramifications as in June 2009 the ICC World Twenty20 is scheduled to be held in the country. It seems unlikely that the ICC would allow a tournament to go ahead when one of its Full Members is barred from participating, and so it is possible that the event might be moved elsewhere. The financial implications for the ECB were that to happen would be far more devastating than any ICC fines.

The possibility of financial losses is always a great motivator, especially for the ECB, but we'll have to wait and see how this one plays out.
The Sun - PM blocks Mugabe’s tour (Uh, excuse me, but Mugabe's got nothing to do with the tour. But don't let that get in the way of honest reporting.)