Cricket Australia optimistic that a pay dispute between Zimbabwe Cricket and its players won't disrupt next month's T20I tri-series
CA hopeful Zimbabwe tour will go ahead
Cricket Australia is bullish a Twenty20 tri-series in Zimbabwe will take place, with officials having received assurances on several fronts during a pre-tour visit.
Australia's T20 side face England in a one-off game after the current ODI series, then are due to take on Zimbabwe and Pakistan from July 1-8 in Harare.
A standoff between players and Zimbabwe Cricket over unpaid match fees and salaries has cast doubt over the T20 series.
A recent ESPN report over the owed funds, dating back to a tour last July of Sri Lanka, suggested players were likely to call off their threatened protest action.
The two cricket boards have been in dialogue about the issue, with CA confident the hosts will sort it out.
It'll be the first time Australia have toured the African country since the end of dictator Robert Mugabe's 37-year reign in last year's military coup.
Zimbabwe is due to hold an election on July 30, with president Emmerson Mnangagwa seeking to bolster his government's legitimacy after seizing power.
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) is warning Australians that "instances of conflict cannot be ruled out in the lead up to, during and soon after the election" and "the security situation could deteriorate quickly".
CA representatives earlier this month visited Zimbabwe's capital, inspecting facilities and assessing security arrangements. They have given the green light for the tour to proceed.
Justin Langer's team will soon receive briefings on security and anti-corruption, as is the case prior to most series.
Corruption has been a long-standing issue in Zimbabwe - and cricket has not been immune.
Two officials from the Harare Metropolitan Cricket Association (HMCA) were charged earlier this year with breaching the ICC's anti-corruption code.
Zimbabwe captain Graeme Cremer was offered $US30,000 ($A39,615) last year by corrupt official Rajan Nayer to fix a Test series against the West Indies.
Cremer reported the approach and the ICC investigated, banning Nayer from all cricketing activities for 20 years.
Qantas tours of England and Zimbabwe
ODI squad: Tim Paine (c), Aaron Finch (vc), Ashton Agar, Alex Carey, Travis Head, Nathan Lyon, Glenn Maxwell, Shaun Marsh, Michael Neser, Jhye Richardson, Kane Richardson, D’Arcy Short, Billy Stanlake, Marcus Stoinis, Andrew Tye
England ODI squad: Eoin Morgan (c), Moeen Ali, Jonny Bairstow, Jake Ball, Sam Billings, Jos Buttler, Tom Curran, Alex Hales, Liam Plunkett, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Jason Roy, Ben Stokes (injured), David Willey, Chris Woakes (injured), Mark Wood
T20 squad: Aaron Finch (c), Alex Carey (vc), Ashton Agar, Travis Head, Nic Maddinson, Glenn Maxwell, Jhye Richardson, Kane Richardson, D’Arcy Short, Billy Stanlake, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Swepson, Andrew Tye, Jack Wildermuth
Qantas Tour of England
June 7: Australia beat Sussex by 57 runs at Hove
June 9: Australia beat Middlesex by 101 runs at Lord's
June 13: England won by three wickets at The Oval
June 16: Second ODI, Cardiff
June 19: Third ODI, Trent Bridge (D/N)
June 21: Fourth ODI, Durham (D/N)
June 24: Fifth ODI, Old Trafford
June 27: Only T20, Edgbaston (D/N)
Qantas T20I tri-series Tour of Zimbabwe
July 1: Zimbabwe vs Pakistan
July 2: Pakistan vs Australia
July 3: Australia vs Zimbabwe
July 4: Zimbabwe vs Pakistan
July 5: Pakistan vs Australia
July 6: Australia vs Zimbabwe
July 8: Final