England, Afghanistan

UK Government Says England Should Play Afghanistan Cricket Match
England's upcoming Champions Trophy cricket match against Afghanistan should go ahead despite calls for a boycott over the Taliban's treatment of women, according to a senior British government minister.
'Do the right thing!' Pressure mounts on England to boycott Afghanistan cricket match
Olympian Sharron Davies joins chorus of MPs calling for game to be called off because of the Taliban's treatment of women
Spooked players left in tears the last time England boycotted a cricket match
Those involved with England at the 2003 World Cup will feel a sense of unease at history repeating itself as the pressure mounts for a boycott of the Afghanistan fixture at next month’s Champions Trophy.
England to Play Afghanistan Despite Calls for Boycott Over Women’s Rights
Richard Gould, CEO of the England and Wales Cricket Board, said England will not boycott its upcoming match against Afghanistan in the Champions Trophy next month despite calls from a group of British politicians to withdraw from the event to protest the Taliban’s oppression of women’s rights.
England cricketers must boycott Afghanistan match amid ‘abhorrent' treatment of women
Writing for the Express, shadow culture minister Saqib Bhatti urges England and Wales Cricket Board to show leadership on controversial game
England v Afghanistan should go ahead - culture secretary
England's men's should play against Afghanistan, despite calls for a boycott in response to the Taliban regime's assault on women's rights, Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy says.
Afghanistan cricket match should go ahead, Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy says
MPs and peers have called for the ECB to boycott the fixture in objection to the Taliban’s ongoing assault on women’s rights in the country.
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