The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) delegation visiting Zimbabwe to assess safety and security ahead of England's tour next month are satisfied they have been well briefed on the issues.

"We've seen various embassies, the police in Bulawayo and Harare, opposition MPs and government ministers," Richard Bevan, the chief executive of the Professional Cricketers' Association, told Reuters from Harare on Thursday.

"We met with the minister for home affairs, the Zimbabwe Cricket Union, and with people living in Harare."

Bevan said he was satisfied that he and ECB director of operations John Carr, the other member of the delegation, had been informed of "a good cross section of the issues".

"We're trying to understand where the political tensions have an impact on the safety and security issues," Bevan said.

"It's not something we can comment on at the moment, because we need to report back to the ECB."

Bevan and Carr are to return to England on Friday.

England, who forfeited their 2003 World Cup match against Zimbabwe in Harare because of concerns over player safety, have come under pressure to withdraw from the tour on moral grounds.