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You ain’t wrong :/

Well said. That expression always reminds me of what my Aussie grandpa used to say, "call a spade a fucking shovel"

Everyone should stop supporting these countries that don’t have basic human rights.

Bread and circuses

Moreso than restricting, abusing, and disrespecting half the population??

England: We’re banning Russian tennis players because they’re Russian and Russia bad

Everyone: Sounds good to me

Australia: We’ve decided not to play cricket in a nation that actively abuses women and denies them equitous treatment

Everyone: Stop being such a baby and play

It's the right move by CA.

I'm just baffled that the ICC haven't stepped in at all when it clearly states that in order to be a test playing nation, you must have a women's team.

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That’s because now they have American boots on their feet…

Yeah.. I’ll see my way out.

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This is only the 3rd time Australia has been scheduled to play Afghanistan since the Taliban took over.

The first time, a single Test match, was cancelled in the immediate aftermath of the Western withdrawal and Taliban takeover.

The second time was in a World Cup, Teams only pull out of WC matches if there is a legitimate security risk. Even Pakistan and India still play their World cup matches, despite the precarious politics between the countries.

This is the third time. A 3 match ODI series to be held in the UAE.

They haven't had very many chances to make this call, and have been pressuring the ICC to make a decision on Afghanistan's future in the sport. The ICC have repeatedly voted to kick the can down the road.

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Cricket Australia is a completely different entity to Football Australia, both of which are non-government organisations that make independent decisions about each sport

I was on the fence until now. /s

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> Bin Laden was a massive arsenal supporter

God, he really was scum wasnt he.

/r:/NotTheOnion

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The only reason cricket is a thing in Afghanistan is because of the Soviet Afghan War. Millions of Afghan Pashtuns fled to Pakistan. The Afghan kids born or growing up in Pakistan picked up cricket from the Pakistani kids.

After 2001, millions of Afghans returned to Afghanistan and those refugees brought cricket with them. Large parts of the Taliban’s original force consisted of Afghans who grew up in Pakistani refugee camps where they picked up cricket.

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Favorite driver sad :(

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I mean considering the Taliban banned kite-flying for five years, it's hardly a surprise for people to assume they would have banned the cricket team

i guess these aren't your granddad's Taliban