Whole Australia team knew of sandpaper use - Khawaja
Summary
Usman Khawaja says all members of Australia’s team knew about ball tampering during the 2018 Test series against South Africa, and that discussions began before the Cape Town Test. The four bowlers who played in Cape Town, including Pat Cummins, have denied knowing that sandpaper was used, while Khawaja says he was not asked to give evidence in Cricket Australia’s investigation.Key Facts
- Khawaja made the claims in extracts from his autobiography, Sabr, published by the Sydney Morning Herald.
- He says the team discussed tampering during the second Test in Port Elizabeth, now called Gqeberha.
- Khawaja says Steve Smith did not want to know about the plan after those discussions.
- Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft were banned after the Cape Town ball-tampering incident.
- Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Nathan Lyon said in 2021 that they did not know a foreign substance had been taken onto the field.
- Khawaja says he was surprised that Cricket Australia did not ask him to provide evidence during its investigation.
- Cummins said in October that the matter had been investigated and dealt with at the time.
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