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Yahoo! Sports · 1d

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.

New York Sun · 3h

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 refusing to boycott Afghanistan match over Taliban security fears

Fears over the safety of England players while in Pakistan are underpinning English cricket’s refusal to boycott next month’s Champions Trophy match against Taliban-governed Afghanistan.

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Harmison Wants England Captain Buttler To Be Spared Afghanistan Boycott Decision

Steve Harmison is adamant England captain Jos Buttler must not be "thrown under the bus" amid growing political pressure to ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

England faces calls to Boycott Cricket Match against Afghanistan

More than 160 MPs have called on the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to boycott the upcoming Champions Trophy match ...

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