CRICKET'S Pertemps Power Cup, planned for the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff this weekend, is off.

Organisers DP Cricket have decided to re-schedule the indoor event, the second of its kind in the last three months, to the Spring.

Problems with getting Pakistan players to Cardiff because of World Cup commitments are at the core of the situation and it is believed faxes and phone calls were sent backwards and forwards across the globe towards the end of last week to try to get players available.

DP Cricket director Phillip Pride said: "We've decided to move the Pertemps Power Cricket Cup to the Spring. Following a discussion with Sky and our sponsors, we reached a unanimous decision that it would be better to move the event to a time when the best players in the world are available."

That switch would allow the Asian team to be as strong as possible, with players available from India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan.

Pride added: "After such a successful first event (last October), it's important that the second Power Cricket tournament reaches the high standards to ensure that this new form of the sport continues to grow."

Anyone who has already bought tickets for this weekend's tournament will receive a full refund within the next ten days.

* Nasser Hussain today revealed England's players have moral concerns about fulfilling their World Cup match in Zimbabwe.

Last Tuesday, the England and Wales Cricket Board confirmed that the February 13 fixture against the co-hosts in Harare would be honoured and the 15-man squad stood by their employers' decision.

However, captain Hussain and his team have been studying media coverage of the unrest in the African country with greater scrutiny over the past few days.

Although he insisted they would still travel, the England captain added that there are reservations.

Individuals will be permitted to express any concerns with ECB chairman David Morgan in Sydney on Tuesday.

"I have asked the players to read up on it and the only thing I will say about Zimbabwe is that we have a split in our consciences because of what we see on television," he said.

"I saw a programme last night and what is happening out there makes you think, 'is it right to go or not?'

"That is all our boys are doing," said Hussain. "They are getting conflicting messages but our board has agreed to go and we have signed our contracts so we are going.

"What we have are young lads in hotel rooms watching on television about Zimbabwe and asking themselves about the issue.

"Everyone says we are going but when you read papers and watch TV about Zimbabwe you ask yourself some difficult questions and that is what everyone in the world of cricket is doing."