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Australian players prepare for fresh grilling after explosive ball tampering claims in Khawaja book

Source: The Guardian Sport - Published: 09 Nov 2026 07:28

One-day international captain Mitch Marsh will face media this weekRed ball captain Pat Cummins also expected to face questioningThere is still more to tell about Australian cricket’s ball-tampering controversy according to Usman Khawaja, beyond what is included in his book, as his former teammates steel themselves for their reckoning with a dismayed and disappointed cricket community.Khawaja wrote in his book Sabr, out on Tuesday, that he urged his teammates to accept collective responsibility for the incident in a 21-page chapter that has resuscitated calls for players – including Test captain Pat Cummins – to address if they had any knowledge about the use of sandpaper to help the ball swing on the 2018 tour of South Africa. Continue reading...