But Blackburn's David Bentley, 22, has paid for his refusal to play for the England Under-21s at this summer's European Championship, by being excluded from the squad.

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They cite loss of revenue from a India's breach of a marketing contract, New Zealand's refusal to play in Kenya and a similar boycott of Zimbabwe by England.

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But Pakistan's refusal to play appears to be a tit-for-tat response after India said they would not take part in a Test and one-day series in Pakistan in May.

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