{"id":4110,"date":"2026-11-10T12:03:44","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T07:03:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=4110"},"modified":"2026-11-10T12:03:44","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T07:03:44","slug":"cricket-australia-rules-out-fresh-probe-into-sandpapergate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=4110","title":{"rendered":"Cricket Australia rules out fresh probe into Sandpapergate"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Cricket Australia (CA) boss Todd Greenberg has ruled out another investigation into the \u2018Sandpapergate\u2019 scandal \u200bdespite Usman Khawaja and David Warner\u2019s remarks that knowledge of the 2018 ball-tampering plot was widespread throughout the \u200cteam.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Greenberg told local radio station SEN on Tuesday that players had \u201cvery different views\u201d to Khawaja\u2019s version of events of the 2018 tour of South Africa<\/u><\/a> as described in his new autobiography, which was released on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are specific details in his book that contradict the versions that \u200bhave been provided by others,\u201d Greenberg said.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut we have said we\u2019re comfortable with the outcome of the \u200binvestigation based on the information we\u2019ve received.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat includes what we\u2019ve seen from Usman, and our \u2060position hasn\u2019t changed on that. We don\u2019t see any compelling reason to open the investigation or revisit this again, \u200bI don\u2019t think there\u2019s anything that can be gained from that.\u201d<\/p>\n

CA imposed bans and other penalties on Warner, Steve Smith \u200band former test opener Cameron Bancroft four days after the incident came to light during the Cape Town Test.<\/p>\n

Khawaja, in extracts from his autobiography published in Australian media, said \u201copen, lighthearted discussions\u201d were held during the South Africa series about ways to scuff up the ball, including by \u200busing sandpaper.<\/p>\n

He said discussion of tampering was not confined to batters, bowlers or staff but extended throughout the \u200bteam.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was all of us,\u201d Khawaja said in the book, according to Australian media.<\/p>\n

Warner, who retired from international cricket more than two \u200cyears ago, \u2060broke his silence about the incident on Monday to throw his support behind Khawaja.<\/p>\n

In a video posted on social media, Warner described his former teammate\u2019s account as 100% accurate and the CA investigation as \u201cbotched\u201d and \u201crushed\u201d.<\/p>\n

Former CA CEO James Sutherland, who was in charge of the governing body during the incident, declined to comment on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Bancroft, who played his last international in \u200b2019, declined to comment to \u200bAustralian media on Monday.<\/p>\n

He \u2060said in a 2021 interview with The Guardian<\/em> that it was \u201cself-explanatory\u201d that teammates apart from Smith and Warner were aware of the ball-tampering plan.<\/p>\n

The four Australian bowlers who played at \u200bCape Town in 2018 and continue to represent the nation \u2014 Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, \u200bMitchell Starc and \u2060Nathan Lyon \u2014 issued a joint statement in 2021 denying any knowledge of the plot.<\/p>\n

Captain Cummins said in South Africa last month that he had spoken to Khawaja about his autobiography and was not concerned<\/u><\/a> about any potential fallout.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnswered every question a million \u2060times. So, \u200byeah, it was dealt with then,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Some commentators have questioned why Khawaja \u200bwaited eight years to speak out and accused him of trying to boost sales of his book \u201cSabr<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n

Khawaja responded on social media on Tuesday, saying he \u200bhad no commercial motives.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m very fortunate, I don\u2019t need the money,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Cricket Australia (CA) boss Todd Greenberg has ruled out another investigation into the \u2018Sandpapergate\u2019 scandal \u200bdespite Usman Khawaja and David Warner\u2019s remarks that knowledge of the 2018 ball-tampering plot was widespread throughout the \u200cteam. Greenberg told local radio station SEN on Tuesday that players had \u201cvery different views\u201d to Khawaja\u2019s version of events of the 2018 tour of South Africa as described in his new autobiography, which was released on Tuesday. \u201cThere are specific details in his book that contradict the versions that \u200bhave been provided by others,\u201d Greenberg said.…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4110","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english"],"gutentor_comment":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4110","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4110"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4110\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4110"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4110"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4110"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}