WINDHOEK, Nov 23: British media organisations which applied to the Zimbabwe government for accreditation to cover England's cricket tour have had their applications turned down, an England team spokesman said on Tuesday.

Media liaison officer Andrew Walpole said he had been told by the Zimbabwe Cricket Union (ZCU) that representatives of BBC television and BBC radio; The Times, The Sun, The Daily Telegraph, The Daily Mirror, The Sunday Telegraph, The Sunday Times and The News of the World newspapers had been denied accreditation.

There was no information on whether the applications by The Daily Express, The Daily Mail, The Independent, The Guardian and Reuters had been successful. Wal pole broke the news to reporters who are in Windhoek to cover two warm-up matches against Namibia. He said he had not been given reasons for the decision. -Reuters