SYDNEY: Former Pakistani asylum-seeker Fawad Ahmed moved a step closer to playing in next month’s Ashes series against England after being rushed into the Australia A squad for their tour of Britain yesterday.
The prospects of Fawad, 31, playing for his adopted country improved dramatically when a bill to amend the Citizenship Act, which will help fast-track his application, passed through Australia’s lower house of parliament on Wednes-day.
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