It was a winning start for England in Zimbabwe, but what has happened off the field has been nothing less than a fiasco It's time somebody - be they from the ICC or the ECB - was made accountable for the mess because not one lesson has bee learned following the equally-unsavoury business of England's cancelled trip during the World Cup

The players must have felt it was dejavu, but throughout they have behaved impeccably, ably backed by the PCA chief executive Richard Bevan.

I find it amazing that the non-accreditation of 13 British journalists almost brought the Tour to a halt when there were a multitude of other reasons why it would have been better had it been called off much earlier.

At least the cricket is under way now and it will be very important for the captain and his young team just to concentrate on what is happening on the field over the next 9 or 10 days.

There are plenty of young lads in the squad trying to establish themselves and there aren’t many vacancies. It is up to them to make their mark quickly and give the captain more options than he already has.