Australia ‘A’ bails on cricket tour of SA, so Afghanistan strides to the crease
Afghanistan have replaced Australia in a development tour of SA after the latter pulled out due to a pay dispute between its players and board. With talks between the union and governing body Cricket Australia deadlocked, the players decided they would boycott the triangular series between the "A" sides. Australia’s A team, captained by test batsman Usman Khawaja, were scheduled to play two four-day matches and a 50-overs tri-series against India and SA on the tour. Afghanistan will now join SA and India for the series starting later in July. "We are delighted that Afghanistan have accepted our invitation and look forward to welcoming them to our country for the very first time," Cricket SA CEO Haroon Lorgat said in a statement. "They are a passionate cricket nation and I expect the Afghanistan A team to compete strongly against our A team and India A in the upcoming tri-series." The International Cricket Council (ICC) voted in London in June to make Afghanistan, along with Ireland,...
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