Steve Waugh said Australia's tour of Zimbabwe could become a pointless exercise if the African side continue to be without their best players.
Trevor Gripper, Sean Ervine and Ray Price have also been included in Zimbabwe's 17-man squad for the first Test against Sri Lanka.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) is not expected to bow to demands that the Zimbabwe national board be banned but the organisation is set to discuss a possible suspension for the country's limited-overs side. The Board of Control for Cricket in India is opposed to the Zimbabwe board being suspended.
Zimbabwe registered a comprehensive 92 run victory over New Zealand in the Under-19 Cricket World Cup.
Zimbabwe beat Canada with 17 overs to spare.
Pakistan got itself to a good position on day three of the lone Test against Zimbabwe at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo on Saturday.
A junior Foreign Office minister suggested on Tuesday that England's cricket team should not play in Zimbabwe, where President Robert Mugabe is engaged in a political stand-off with the international community.
Andy Blignaut claimed four for 43 as Zimbabwe defeated the West Indies by 21 runs.
Malcolm Waller hit a single off the fifth ball of the last over to take Zimbabwe to a dramatic one-wicket win in the third and final One-day International against New Zealand at Queens Sports Club.
Worcester paceman Kabir Ali grabbed the last two Zimbabwe wickets with the scores level\n\n
Mugabe was dethroned in a military coup in November 2017, was hospitalised in Singapore for health issues since April and passed away at a hospital in Singapore, reported CNN
Bangladesh closed to within 263 runs of victory at stumps on day four of the one-off test match against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club
Sri Lankan players currently touring Pakistan for a three-match ODI series want to return home due to security concerns following a deadly suicide attack in Islamabad but PCB chief Mohsin Naqvi claimed that the rubber will continue, albeit with a rejigged schedule.
Images from the World Twenty20 match between New Zealand and Zimbabwe played at Providence, Guyana on Tuesday.
On January 24, Taylor made a stunning disclosure that he was blackmailed after "foolishly" taking cocaine during his meeting with an Indian businessman.
Mohammed Siraj on Monday surpassed Zimbabwe's Blessing Muzarabani to become the world's leading wicket-taker in Tests in 2025.
Sri Lanka defeated hosts Zimbabwe by nine wickets in a rain-truncated tri-series match in Bulawayo on Tuesday.
Zimbabwe beat the defending champions by 12 runs in their second practice match ahead of the T20 World Championship.
A 15-member India cricket squad, led by Virat Kohli, left here this morning for Zimbabwe to take on the hosts in a five-game One-Day International series commencing on July 24.
The Trump administration has expanded its travel ban and restrictions to 20 additional nations as well as the Palestinian Authority, citing national security concerns.
A determined 88 from captain Chris Gayle led West Indies to a four-wicket win over Zimbabwe on Saturday to level the one-day series at 1-1.
The minnows of cricket beat the ODI World champions by five wickets in their opening match of the Twenty20 World Cup.
Defending champions India will open their campaign against USA in Mumbai on February 7 before facing Namibia in Delhi on February 12.
Poonam Yadav produced career-best bowling figures as India thrashed a hapless Zimbabwe by nine wickets in a Group A match.
Fast bowler Kyle Jarvis has quit the Zimbabwe national team to take up a three-year contract with Lancashire and has been replaced by medium pacer Shingi Masakadza in the squad, the country's cricket board said on Monday.
Zimbabwe will fly to Pakistan on Sunday for a limited-overs tour, their coach Dav Whatmore told Reuters.
New Zealand's visit to Zimbabwe in July has been postponed until June 2010 because of Prime Minister John Key's opposition to the tour. New Zealand Cricket (NZC) chief executive Justin Vaughan said the two boards agreed at an International Cricket Council (ICC) meeting in Johannesburg to postpone the three one-day matches due to the NZ government's lack of support.
South Africa have restored cricket relations with Zimbabwe, Cricket South Africa said on Friday. A CSA statement said the decision had been made at a board meeting attended by Zimbabwe Cricket Union president Peter Chingoka and chief executive officer Ozias Bvute. Last year CSA decided to suspend bilateral relations with the ZCU because of the deteriorating political and economic situation in the country.
The Ajinkya Rahane-led Indian team arrived in Harare on Tuesday for the limited overs series against hosts Zimbabwe, starting on July 10.
Bangladesh dismissed Zimbabwe for just 44 runs before easing to a six-wicket victory and an unassailable 3-1 lead in their five-match one-day international series on Tuesday.
Afghanistan skipper Rashid Khan on Tuesday didn't mince words while criticising the "not so ideal" scheduling
The hype around Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma's much-awaited return to international cricket quickly gave way to disappointment in Perth, as both faltered against Australia's fast bowlers in the first ODI after an eight-month hiatus.
Streak gave inside info to suspected bookie during IPL coaching stint.
S Africa select young guns Brevis, Pretorius for Australia tour
Promoted Sunderland, who have defied expectations to stay in the top half of the Premier League table, could be the worst affected with six players going to the tournament, while the likes of Fulham, Manchester United, Burnley and Crystal Palace will also have to make do without some key personnel.
Zimbabwe have banned controversial batsman Mark Vermeulen from all cricket activities for what the board described as "repulsive remarks that reflect racism, prejudice and plain ignorance".
'We cannot say suddenly that Crawley and Pope have solved the technical and mental issues that have dogged their careers because the Zimbabwe bowling was so average.'
The West Indies tour of Zimbabwe will go ahead this month after a security report gave the all-clear for the trip.
