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Cricket Australia tries to dodge Khawaja’s sandpapergate bombshell

The Australian Financial Review (AFR) •
November 07, 2026 • 06:04 AM
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Usman Khawaja says “all of us” knew sandpaper was being used, but Cricket Australia is standing by the investigation that punished only three batsmen.

Cricket Australia tries to dodge Khawaja’s sandpapergate bombshell

Cricket Australia is standing by their sandpapergate findings after Usman Khawaja claimed team-wide knowledge of the Cape Town ball-tampering plot and use in the previous Test.

The former Test opener made the bombshell allegations eight years on from the 2018 incident at Newlands.

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