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Vaughan against Zimbabwe's Test return

December 06, 2004 18:48 IST
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England captain Michael Vaughan has hinted that he does not believe Zimbabwe should be allowed to return to Test cricket after his side's 4-0 victory in the controversial one-day series.

Zimbabwe were banned from Test cricket for the rest of 2004 by the International Cricket Council (ICC) in July after fielding a weakened team because of a dispute between leading players and Zimbabwe Cricket.

However, they are due to play Tests in Bangladesh in January.

"They were banned a year ago for fielding a weakened team," Vaughan told BBC radio on Monday. "That team still seems to be the same. I'll let you judge on that one."

Vaughan previously expressed disapproval at the standard of Zimbabwe's one-day team as England cantered to four easy victories.

The scheduled five-match series was reduced to four after England postponed travelling to the country when a large number of British journalists were not allowed to cover the matches.

However, the Zimbabwean authorities relented and the remainder of the tour went ahead.

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