Gould, responding to a cross-party letter from 160 politicians calling for England to pull out of the match in Lahore on 26 February, insisted the matter needs a “coordinated, International Cricket Council-led response”.
It’s part of a wider erosion of women’s rights in the country and the letter written by Labour MP Tonia Antoniazzi, signed by MPs and peers across parliament including Jeremy Corbyn and Nigel Farage, called on the ECB to “stand against sex apartheid and deliver a firm message of solidarity and hope to Afghan women and girls that their suffering has not been overlooked”.
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Read MoreThat stance was branded “cowardly and disappointing” by former British Olympic swimmer Sharron Davies last week.
The i Paper has also been told that Gould and Clare Connor, the former England women’s captain and now the ECB’s deputy CEO, are scheduled to meet with exiled Afghan women’s cricketers in Australia ahead of the women’s Ashes Test in Melbourne later this month.
Their meeting with Gould and Connor may hold the key to whether England fulfil their Champions Trophy fixture against Afghanistan.
It is understood the ECB are in contact with the government over the issue and while a boycott of the match seems unlikely, nothing is being ruled out at this stage.
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