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‘It was all of us’: Khawaja says entire Australia team knew about sandpaper ball tampering plot

Source: The Guardian Sport - Published: 07 Nov 2026 02:35

Former Test opener says object also used on cricket ball in Port ElizabethCA remains ‘comfortable’ with bans only for Bancroft, Warner and SmithUsman Khawaja has claimed “all” of the Australia touring party knew about the plot to tamper with the ball against South Africa in Cape Town in 2018 and the team also used sandpaper during the second Test at Port Elizabeth.The former Australia batter said the team used sandpaper to tamper with the ball before Cameron Bancroft was caught on camera while handling the object during the third Test, ahead of the release of Khawaja’s autobiography Sabr on Tuesday. Continue reading...