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England’s game against Australia in serious doubt due to rain in Melbourne

The earlier scheduled match on Friday between Ireland and Afghanistan was abandoned without a ball bowled because of persistent showers.

The Independent UK

Ireland unable to push on from shock England win as rain hits Afghanistan clash

The showers refused to relent in Melbourne, with both sides claiming a point from the result

The Independent UK

Afghanistan vs Ireland match washed out at T20 World Cup

MELBOURNE: Afghanistan's match against Ireland in the T20 World Cup was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to incessant rain at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday.

The Times of India

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Afghan-Ireland T20 game ruined by rain

The Group 1 Twenty20 World Cup match between Afghanistan and Ireland at the MCG has been called off because of rain without any play.

AAP

Thunder Down Under doesn't stop Ireland cricketers celebrating victory over England

Irish cricket stars Lorcan Tucker and captain Andrew Balbirnie's fathers have been watching on as the side make their mark in a rain-affected T20 World Cup

Irish Mirror

Attack on Taliban vehicle carrying military employees kills five

An attack on a vehicle in western Afghanistan killed five medical personnel employed by Taliban security forces on Thursday, a defence ministry spokesperson said.

Reuters

T20 World Cup 2022, Points Table: Pakistan beat Bangladesh to reach semi-finals

NEW DELHI: The Super 12 stage of the T20 World Cup 2022 will be played as a round robin with two groups of six. The top two from each go through to the semi-finals.

The Times of India

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David McBride will face prosecution after blowing whistle on alleged war crimes in Afghanistan

Lawyers for the former military lawyer withdrew an application for protection after government sought to quash testimony

The Guardian - AU

'My conscience is clear': Whistleblower McBride set to face trial

McBride's bid for protection withdrawn after government's last-minute intervention.

The Canberra Times

The prosecution of David McBride for exposing Australian war crime allegations is an outrageous injustice

The attorney general must discontinue the case against the former military lawyer and fix federal whistleblowing law

The Guardian - AU

Bristol woman fears for her family in Afghanistan and criticises government's resettlement scheme

"Life is hell for them"

Bristol Post

NZ-Afghanistan T20 Cup game washed out

New Zealand have suffered a blow with their Twenty20 World Cup game against Afghanistan at the MCG abandoned without a ball being bowled.

AAP

T20 World Cup 2022: Full match schedule and how to watch on TV

The tournament is taking place in Australia

The Independent UK

Royal Navy officer who died after fitness test ‘given ultimatum to compete or leave’

Ian Fleming, who served tours in Iran and Afghanistan, was described as an ‘exemplary’ officer

The Independent UK

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‘I felt solidarity’: Afghan women monitor Iran protests, vow to continue fight for basic rights

Since the Taliban takeover last year, Afghan women have been demonstrating for their right to education and employment. When women in Iran took to the streets after the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody, their Afghan sisters immediately began monitoring the protests across the border. As mourners in Iran…

The Conversation

Afghanistan: with civil war on the cards, the west needs to identify a moderate ally to support

It has become axiomatic that in Afghanistan, once an armed resistance group gains a foothold in an area it becomes hard to route out. This is more so if it musters a degree of local support and is in a geographically remote region. During the past year, an anti-Taliban force…

The Guardian - UK

Mark Wood says ‘there’s a bit of a buzz’ about England’s fielding after win

Bowler says England ‘are hunting as a pack’ after taking several high-quality catches against Afghanistan in their T20 World Cup opener

The Independent UK

England fast bowler Mark Wood keen to ‘get quicker and quicker’

Wood took two for 23 and touched a breakneck 96mph at one point against Afghanistan

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Calls to urgently save former ADF interpreters on the run from the Taliban in Afghanistan

Afghans who worked for the ADF are calling on the federal government to urgently help them come to Australia. They say the Taliban continues to threaten their families to punish them for helping its foreign enemies.

The Independent UK

England history-maker Sam Curran hoping to put Australia in ‘tricky position’

Curran took five for 10 in a five-wicket victory over Afghanistan on Saturday

Daily Mirror

England finally begin new era under Jos Buttler with the essential Sam Curran starring

VERDICT: England have entered a new era under Jos Buttler and Matthew Mott, with Sam Curran proving how important he has become to their T20 side in the World Cup opener against Afghanistan

The Times of India

Sam Curran thriving with extra responsibility of bowling at death: Jos Buttler

PERTH: England skipper Jos Buttler feels Sam Curran has the "character" for bowling at the death and the all-rounder is "thriving with the extra responsibility" of bowling in pressure situations.

Daily Mirror

5 talking points as Sam Curran makes history in England's T20 World Cup win v Afghanistan

Sam Curran became the first Englishman to take a five wicket haul in T20Is as England began the T20 World Cup with an important victory against Afghanistan in Perth

Evening Standard

T20 World Cup: Mark Wood hails England’s ‘highlights reel’ of catches in win over Afghanistan

Mark Wood hailed England’s “highlights reel” of catches as a superb fielding display helped secure a comfortable five-wicket victory over Afghanistan in their T20 World Cup opener.

The Independent UK

England start T20 World Cup with win over Afghanistan

Afghanistan 112 all out, England 113-5: Sam Curran starred with the ball before Liam Livingstone top scored to help Jos Buttler’s side safely home with the bat

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