Fawad Ahmed talks about life in Australia

Former Pakistan asylum-seeker Fawad Ahmed moved a step closer to playing in the Ashes against England after being rushed into the Australia A squad for their tour of Britain Thursday. "Fawad is a spin bowler of interest and we look forward to seeing how he performs for Australia A," chief selector John Inverarity said, expressing...

Former Pakistan asylum-seeker Fawad Ahmed moved a step closer to playing in the Ashes against England after being rushed into the Australia A squad for their tour of Britain Thursday.

"Fawad is a spin bowler of interest and we look forward to seeing how he performs for Australia A," chief selector John Inverarity said, expressing confidence his citizenship would be fast-tracked.

A bill to amend the Citizenship Act, which will help fast-track his citizenship, passed through Australia's lower house of parliament Wednesday.

While the legislation still needs to go through the upper house, Cricket Australia said it appeared there was enough support for it to become law.

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