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Cricket: Australia have withdrawn from their men's T20 series against Afghanistan over continued restrictions on women and girls in the country under the ruling Taliban (www.bbc.com)
submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Cricket Australia (CA) says government advice is that conditions for women and girls "are getting worse".

It is the third time Australia has declined to play Afghanistan since the Taliban returned to power in 2021.

A one-off Test match in September 2021 and a three-match men's one-day series in March 2023 were also cancelled.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 5 months ago

What disgusts me is that we seem to be alone in this. Many other countries are still playing against them, and the ICC itself has done nothing. This despite the fact that their own rules are quite clear: full ICC members must have a women's team. They should be suspended as members until that happens. They should not have been allowed into last year's World Cup.

Shame on Ireland, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Zimbabwe, and any other country, especially full ICC members, who has played cricket against Afghanistan. And shame especially on the ICC for failing to apply their rules.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

That guy in yellow will never know what hit him.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Cricket Australia has withdrawn.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

I would also say 'has', but as @Zagorath and @snugglesthefalse already said, both is possible, and I didn't want to correct the BBC.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Like many things, this is an area where Australians straddle the line between Britain and America.

In America, an organisation is singular. It is one organisation, after all.

In Britain, organisations are plural. They are made up of multiple people, after all.

We go either way. Some might prefer "Australia has", others prefer "Australia have". Neither is wrong.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

"Australia have withdrawn" is still fine. They (Australia) have withdrawn.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Refuse to play against Israel and we can talk.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

The issue with playing Afghanistan in cricket is pretty black and white. It could be a stance against the sexism from the country's government in general, or against their atrocities even more broadly, the latter of which would make it equivalent to Israel. But in fact, it's far simpler than that. We will not play their men's team unless they also have a professional women's cricket team. Strictly speaking, without a women's team, they are not even eligible to be a full member of the International Cricket Council.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Play against Israel at what? It has probably happened at the Olympics or something, but I can't think of any occasion where Australia and Israel have played each other at any sport. They're on the far side of the planet, after all.

As to Cricket, my old High School could probably beat whatever cricket team Israel has. It would be the most laughable token gesture ever for Cricket Australia to announce they won't play Israel.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

at the Olympics or something

And for what it's worth, we also have played Afghanistan in tournaments.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Do we ever play against Israel?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Israel has a cricket team?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Apparently, but at a much lower level than ours.

Despite being geographically part of the Middle East, they are members of the European Cricket Council

interesting... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_national_cricket_team

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Despite being geographically part of the Middle East, they are members of the European Cricket Council

Isn't that the same for most sport? Israel has been part of UEFA for over 30 years at this point, for example.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

No I just found it telling that they get to associate with Europe while other countries in the region probably wouldn't

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

I think it's more a case of the other countries in the region not wanting to associate with Israel.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago

While it is the right thing to do, continued cultural isolation of its people is exactly what the Taliban want

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Legends.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 5 months ago

I know nothing about cricket, but that's absolutely the right thing to do.