Afghanistan's long journey from Kabul to Lord's

If Bangladesh could do it, so can Afghanistan. Their heartening performances in England could hardly be termed an 'upset' and Nick Greenslade explains why they are here to stay. Read on in The Guardian Unlike football, which was largely driven underground, cricket survived the rule of the Taliban, though it first had to be cleared by the Orwellian Vice and Virtue police, who suspected the game of American associations.