The International Cricket Council probed the ZCU after 15 white players were axed for backing Heath Streak, who was stripped of the captaincy.

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In addition to being the secretary of heath and human services, Daschle would serve as the director of the White House office of health reform.

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At the same time, Zimbabwe cricket was torn apart by a dispute between a group of 15 white players and the country's cricket union which followed the sacking of national team captain Heath Streak.

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