England cricketers will consider boycotting matches against Zimbabwe next year if President Robert Mugabe is still in power, batsman Andrew Strauss has revealed.

"In the past there've been chances to show the strength of feeling here and the government chose not to," said Strauss.

"If it comes down to players to do that we'll definitely have to look at it."

Strauss, who captained England against Pakistan two years ago, was speaking at a question-and-answer session at Lord's following an address by South African archbishop Desmond Tutu.