
New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming today said he is prepared to boycott the tour of Zimbabwe later this year if he feels it will make a difference.
But he said the decision will not be a hasty one and there were three months to consider the moral issues.
8216;8216;If the information that I read suggests it8217;s probably not wise to go and that will make a difference, then that8217;s something I8217;ll consider,8217;8217; Fleming said after leading New Zealand to an innings and 38-run victory over Sri Lanka in the second Test here.
8216;8216;Like the other players I8217;ll be reading a lot, watching the situation closely and trying to educate myself on what impact the tour will have.
8216;8216;The players will take a lot of care over the decision and make sure it8217;s the right one in their mind for the right reasons.8217;8217;
New Zealand Cricket NZC chief executive Martin Snedden has said no players would be penalised if they individually decided not to tour as a protest against president Robert Mugabe8217;s government.
Mugabe, who has been in power since Zimbabwe8217;s independence from Britain in 1980, won a sweeping victory in the march 31 election, but foreign critics led by the United States and the European Union dismissed the poll as a sham.