Cricket Australia (CA) says government advice is that conditions for women and girls “are getting worse”.
It is the third time Australia has declined to play Afghanistan since the Taliban returned to power in 2021.
A one-off Test match in September 2021 and a three-match men’s one-day series in March 2023 were also cancelled.
Play against Israel at what? It has probably happened at the Olympics or something, but I can’t think of any occasion where Australia and Israel have played each other at any sport. They’re on the far side of the planet, after all.
As to Cricket, my old High School could probably beat whatever cricket team Israel has. It would be the most laughable token gesture ever for Cricket Australia to announce they won’t play Israel.
And for what it’s worth, we also have played Afghanistan in tournaments.