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The move comes after the British government made known their support for the ECB's decision, which means the postponement of Zimbabwe's tour of England next summer and also rules them out of the World Twenty20 tournament.

An ECB statement read: "The ECB deplores the position in Zimbabwe and, like Cricket South Africa, finds this untenable.

"Therefore all bilateral arrangements are suspended with Zimbabwe Cricket with immediate effect.

"The government has written to the ECB and has made a clear instruction that Zimbabwe's bilateral tour scheduled under the ICC Future Tours Programme for 2009 should be cancelled.

"The ECB, who have been in constructive and extensive dialogue with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport for some time, welcome the Government's decision and share the Government's concerns about the deteriorating situation and lack of human rights in Zimbabwe."