Despite a glitzy opening ceremony at the weekend, and an exciting opening match which saw the host nation defeated by the West Indies, the headlines around the competition still centre on rows over hosting games in Zimbabwe and Kenya.
The game's world governing body, the ICC, has confirmed that it will respond to the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) later, with regard to new information provided in relation to Zimbabwe.
Said ICC chief executive, Malcolm Speed: “The ICC received some new information relating to a security concern, from the ECB on Sunday evening. That information has been provided to national deputy commissioner of police, Andre Pruis, South Africa’s second most senior police officer. He will provide an assessment to the ICC by 12.00 noon today (Monday). This will also be passed to the ECB, for them to assess what further action they may wish to take on this issue.”
The new information is believed to centre around a death threat directed at the England players and their families.
Should the ICC instruct the game to go-ahead and dismiss concerns, it is looking increasingly likely England's players will decide to opt-out and boycott the opening game - a move which will leave the ECB facing a $1.63m (EUR1.5m) ICC fine.
Meanwhile, New Zealand may be set to turn to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne to resolve a row over their game, scheduled to take place in Kenya. NZ cricket chiefs have said they will not play in the country because of security concerns.
Australia, however, look to have resolved their concerns and will play in Zimbabwe as planned.
