The Courier Mail
By Ben Douries
23 June 2010
FORMER Australian Prime Minister John Howard is in Zimbabwe to try to shore up support for his nomination as the future boss of the International Cricket Council.
Howard is in Harare today with Cricket Australia chairman Jack Clarke, meeting key figures from Zimbabwe Cricket.
It comes ahead of a key vote at a weekend meeting of the ICC where Howard’s ascension to vice president (and future president) is due to be finalised.
Zimbabwe, apparently angry at Mr Howard’s stand against the Robert Mugabe regime during his prime ministership, had threatened to block Howard’s nomination.
Sri Lanka and South Africa also made it known they did not want Mr Howard in the job.
However last week Zimbabwe’s Sport Minister Senator David Coltart met Cricket Australia officials in Melbourne – and denied Zimbabwe was anti-Howard.