Hussain said he would greet the Zimbabwe president with a handshake and ask his players ?to do exactly the same? but added that anyone who expressed strong views against the idea would receive his support.
Both the captain and Duncan Fletcher, England?s Zimbabwe-born coach, have stressed that they want to concentrate on cricket during-their tour and not become involved in any political disputes or discussions.
?I think everyone should make moral judgements,? said Hussain. ?You are your own man and you have your own opinions. It would be naive of me to say I don?t have my opinion on things. Of course I do.
?But I like to comment on things I think I know about. I will talk day after day about cricket and tactics. I know nothing about politics and I know nothing about the situation in Zimbabwe.?
England are not straying from Zimbabwe?s two main cities, Harare and Bulawayo, which have remained relatively trouble-free.
?I?m sure that, as with any other country we visit, we will meet with High Commission officials within 24 hours of arriving and be told the dos and don?ts,? said Hussain.
The Zimbabwe Cricket Union are delighted that England?s tour is going ahead. David Ellman-Brown, their chief executive, said cancellation would have been ?financially disastrous.?
Mr Ellman-Brown is also on record as saying: ?The streets of Harare and Bulawayo are some of the safest in the world.?
South Africa?s cricketers are currently playing a series of matches in Zimbabwe and West Indies visited a few weeks ago.
?We have not had a single security issue or problem,? said ZCU security director Dan Stannard last month when looking ahead to England?s arrival. ?We appoint two specialist security officers who remain with the team at all times.?
