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Khawaja's Sandpapergate claims divide Australian cricket as fresh inquiry ruled out

David Warner has backed Usman Khawaja's account of widespread knowledge of the 2018 ball tampering, but Mitchell Starc disputes it and Cricket Australia will not investigate again.

Read the full story → · Latest coverage 11 Nov 2026, 3:50 pm UTC

Chapters · 3

  1. 1David Warner backs Usman Khawaja over Australia's 2018 sandpaper scandal
  2. 2Cricket Australia rejects new inquiry after Khawaja's Sandpapergate claims
  3. 3Khawaja's Sandpapergate claims divide Australian cricket as fresh inquiry ruled out

Key moments · 18

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 ↗

Mitchell Starc denies prior knowledge of ball-tampering plot

BBC - Home ↗

Khawaja rejects claims he is starting a witch hunt

ABC ↗

Khawaja alleges Australia tampered with ball during Ashes

The Times ↗

Warner backs criticism of Lehmann over scandal sanctions

ABC Australia ↗

Khawaja cancels remaining media interviews for his autobiography

Times of India Top Stories ↗

Khawaja's book tour schedule adjusted after ABC interview

Guardian Sport ↗

Root says ball-tampering was not rampant internationally

Sky Sports ↗

Coverage by day

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22 articles

  1. Warner starts fresh Sandpapergate row after Hick rejects Khawaja's claims
    Times of India Top Stories
  2. Latest news - Sandpapergate back in the headlines with Usman Khawaja's book - Cricinfo
    Cricinfo
  3. Usman Khawaja: Former player refuses to name ball-tampering players in sandpaper scandal
    BBC - Home
  4. Ex-cricketer Usman Khawaja declines to confirm if Australia's bowlers were aware of 2018 ball-tampering plot
    dawn.com
  5. Joe Root Reacts To Usman Khawaja's Explosive Ashes Ball-Tampering Claims
    Times now

29 articles

  1. Khawaja cancels book interviews after refusing to answer key question about Cummins
    Sydney Morning Herald
  2. Australia DID tamper with the ball during 2017-18 Ashes just before 'Sandpapergate' scandal - and the whole team knew, admits former player Usman Khawaja
    Daily Mail
  3. Usman Khawaja: Australia tampered with ball during 2017-18 Ashes
    The Times
  4. Usman Khawaja's Autobiography Details Sandpaper Gate Timeline - Reveals Plan Was Hatched In Ashes Before SA Tour
    Times now
  5. ‘My recollection hasn’t changed’: Starc on Khawaja’s Sandpapergate comments
    Indian Express

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