Cricket Australia responds to explosive Khawaja claims
Usman Khawaja’s latest claims about the infamous 2018 ‘Sandpapergate’ series have set the cricket world alight, prompting Cricket Australia to release a statement.
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Usman Khawaja’s latest claims about the infamous 2018 ‘Sandpapergate’ series have set the cricket world alight, prompting Cricket Australia to release a statement.
After years of complications with developers and an eventual price tag of more than $40 million, Cronulla finally have a home base again. Now for a new stadium.
Usman Khawaja’s memoir is about to be released, and contains a remarkable revelation about the Australian team’s use of sandpaper earlier in the now infamous 2018 Test tour of South Africa.
Nelson Asofa-Solomona knocks out Paul Gallen then takes a swing at someone in the crowd.
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