Australia doomed to live with stench of sandpapergate
Summary
Usman Khawaja’s new autobiography has renewed debate about who knew about the ball-tampering plot involving Australia during the 2018 Cape Town Test. Khawaja says the team should accept collective responsibility but has not named other players, and Cricket Australia says his account does not provide enough evidence to start a new investigation.Key Facts
- Khawaja’s autobiography, titled Sabr, was published on Tuesday.
- In the book and later comments, Khawaja described the incident as a team responsibility while saying he was speaking only for himself.
- Cameron Bancroft was caught with sandpaper during the 2018 Test in Cape Town; Steve Smith, David Warner and Bancroft faced sanctions.
- Khawaja has not named other players he believes knew about the plot.
- Cricket Australia said Khawaja had not presented enough evidence to warrant a new investigation.
- Khawaja said his account was not intended as a search for individuals to blame.
- Warner has also spoken about the episode but has not named other people he thinks should be implicated.
- Former coach Darren Lehmann and Mitchell Starc have maintained their denials, while former squad member Chadd Sayers has supported Khawaja and Warner.
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