Australia's Test against Afghanistan likely to be postponed, says CA chief executive Nick Hockley

Cricket Australia chief executive Nick Hockley said that the board will stick to its position of not playing against Afghanistan if women's cricket is not supported in the latter country.

Australia's scheduled one-off Test against Afghanistan is likely to be postponed indefinitely, with a timeline to be established on the basis when it becomes clearer what impact the takeover by the Taliban will have on sport in the country, Cricket Australia chief executive Nick Hockley told local media on Monday.

CA last month threatened to scrap the Test, which is scheduled to start in Hobart on November 27, if the Taliban government, which took power in August, did not allow women and girls to play the sport. Officials and players, including Test captain Tim Paine, have expressed misgivings about facing Afghanistan if women's cricket is banned in the country.