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David Warner backs Usman Khawaja over Australia's 2018 sandpaper scandal

Warner's support for Khawaja's account has renewed scrutiny of who knew about Australia's ball tampering, as players prepare to face questions and Cricket Australia stands by its sanctions.

Read the full story → · Latest coverage 9 Nov 2026, 7:00 pm UTC

Chapters · 2

  1. 1David Warner backs Usman Khawaja over Australia's 2018 sandpaper scandal
  2. 2Cricket Australia rejects new inquiry after Khawaja's Sandpapergate claims

Key moments · 11

Khawaja claims players and staff knew about sandpaper

ABC Australia ↗

Cricket Australia remains comfortable with three player bans

Cricket | The Guardian Cricket ↗

Lehmann downplays claims and links them to book sales

Times now ↗

Khawaja defends timing and denies betraying other players

Cricket | The Guardian Cricket ↗

Khawaja says he considered speaking publicly in 2021

Sydney Morning Herald ↗

Khawaja denies throwing teammates under the bus

Sky Sports ↗

Warner backs Khawaja and criticises ball tampering investigation

ABC Australia ↗

Marsh and Cummins expected to face fresh questions

Cricket | The Guardian Cricket ↗

Warner backs Khawaja's account as completely accurate

BBC - Home ↗

Cricket Australia rules out another Sandpapergate investigation

ABC Australia ↗

Khawaja's book reaches shelves amid dispute over claims

Sydney Morning Herald ↗

Coverage by day

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21 articles

  1. ‘Fans have not moved on’: Clarke joins Sandpapergate storm as pressure mounts on CA
    Times of India
  2. Mitchell Starc sticking to his sandpapergate story after Usman Khawaja claims
    Express & Star
  3. Cricket Australia rules out reopening ‘Sandpapergate’ inquiry despite Khawaja claims
    The Independent
  4. Starc denies knowledge of ball-tampering plot, Cricket Australia rules out new probe
    dawn.com
  5. Starc denies Khawaja claims as Cricket Australia says investigation won't reopen
    Sky Sports

18 articles

  1. Cricket Australia will not have another Sandpapergate investigation
    ABC Australia
  2. ‘People have different views’: Cricket Australia refuses to re-open sandpaper scandal investigation
    Sydney Morning Herald
  3. 'I stand with my brother': David Warner says Usman Khawaja's 'sandpapergate' claims '100pc accurate'
    dawn.com
  4. Usman Khawaja’s ‘Sandpapergate’ claims are ‘accurate’, says David Warner
    Al Jazeera
  5. Warner: Khawaja's Australia Sandpapergate claims '100 per cent accurate'
    Sky Sports

15 articles

  1. Khawaja says player used super glue on the ball in Sheffield Shield game
    ABC Australia
  2. Usman Khawaja: I have not thrown anyone under the bus with relevations
    BBC - Home
  3. Khawaja denies throwing ‘anyone under the bus’ over Sandpapergate scandal - Al Jazeera
    Al Jazeera
  4. Khawaja denies throwing ‘anyone under the bus’ over Sandpapergate scandal
    Al Jazeera
  5. Khawaja: I haven't 'thrown anyone under the bus' with 'Sandpapergate' claims
    Sky Sports

17 articles

  1. This Australian team was already under pressure. Khawaja’s allegations could finish it off
    Sydney Morning Herald
  2. Coach says Bancroft will 'let bat do the talking' after Khawaja bombshell
    ABC Australia
  3. ‘Part Of Selling Books’: Darren Lehmann Takes Dig At Usman Khawaja Over 2018 Ball-Tampering Bombshell
    Times now
  4. ‘No s***, Sherlock’: Michael Vaughan takes brutal dig as Usman Khawaja reopens Australia's ball-tampering scandal
    Willow Sports
  5. Usman Khawaja insists ‘all of us’ involved in 2018 Australia sandpaper scandal
    Express & Star

7 articles

  1. Cricket Australia responds to explosive Khawaja claims
    Sydney Morning Herald
  2. ‘It was all of us’: Khawaja says entire Australia team knew about sandpaper ball tampering plot
    Cricket | The Guardian Cricket
  3. Whole Australia team knew of sandpaper use, Khawaja says
    BBC News
  4. Khawaja: Entire Australia team knew about ball-tampering scandal
    Sky Sports
  5. Breaking: Khawaja claims all players knew about Sandpapergate ball tampering
    ABC Australia