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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 in the country.

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has insisted England’s forthcoming cricket match against Afghanistan should not be cancelled
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has insisted England’s forthcoming cricket match against Afghanistan should not be cancelled (James Manning/PA)
By David Lynch, PA Political Correspondent