The ECB has confirmed that it will be making a submission to the ICC World Cup Technical Committee to request that England's match in Harare on February 13 be moved to South Africa for safety and security reasons.
The ECB will, via email, lodge the submission by 10.00pm on February 5.
Tim Lamb (pictured), chief executive of the ECB, Mark Roper-Drimie, ECB director of legal affairs, and Mark Gay of Denton Wilde Sapte Solicitors, will then present the application in Cape Town after arriving on the morning of February 6.
The move comes after the England players stated that they were not happy with the International Cricket Council's decision to keep the game in Zimbabwe despite fears about the political regime in the country.
In a dramatic u-turn, the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is to request that England's match in Zimbabwe be moved to South Africa.
