Ashes winner Mel Jones on the ICC forming a taskforce to help the Afghanistan women.

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Alison Mitchell and Charu Sharma are joined by former Australia player turned commentator Mel Jones who has been integral in helping Afghanistan women’s cricketers. She gives us her reaction after the ICC have announced they are setting up a dedicated taskforce to help the Afghanistan women.

Plus, Tanzania have made history after their under 19’s men’s team have qualified for the World Cup for the very first time. We are joined by captain Laksh Bakraina and Vice Chair of the Tanzania Cricket Association Ashish Nagewadia who shares what it means to the country. They also tell us about the celebrations and how cricket is developing across Africa.

00:00 – Introductions
00:13 – Tanzania Cricket reach the Under 19 World Cup final
03:31 – Tanzania Cricket structure
09:00 – Tanzania Cricket celebrations
09:35 – Afghanistan XI captain Nahida Sapan
11:15 – Mel Jones on Afghanistan women cricket situation

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