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'Stinks of a cover-up': Warner blasts Cricket Australia probe

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The controversy reignited following Usman Khawaja's autobiography, which asserted that the entire playing squad was aware of the ball-tampering plot in South Africa. David Warner subsequently criticized the governing body on social media, questioning if frontline bowlers were ever formally interrogated during the initial review. Although the implicated bowlers have continuously maintained their innocence, Cricket Australia chief executive Todd Greenberg has firmly ruled out reopening the inquiry.

Key points

  • Cricket Australia chief executive Todd Greenberg has officially ruled out launching any n…: Cricket Australia chief executive Todd Greenberg has officially ruled out launching any new investigation into the 2018 incident.
  • Pat Cummins recently dismissed all allegations regarding the bowling attack's involvement…: Pat Cummins recently dismissed all allegations regarding the bowling attack's involvement in the scandal as utter nonsense.
  • Usman Khawaja clarified that his published remarks were not intended as a demand for the…: Usman Khawaja clarified that his published remarks were not intended as a demand for the governing body to reinvestigate.

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Nov 14 : Former Australia opener David Warner on Saturday accused Cricket Australia of orchestrating a cover-up in its Sandpapergate investigation, alleging the governing body ignored key witnesses while seeking to pin blame on three players.

Former Australia batter Usman Khawaja, whose autobiography was published on Tuesday, said last weekend that all the players in the team at Newlands knew about the plot, triggering calls for a new investigation into the incident.

Warner questioned whether fast bowlers Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood, as well as spinner Nathan Lyon, had been formally interviewed as part of CA's inquiry, which resulted in lengthy bans for Warner, then-captain Steve Smith and Cameron Bancroft.

"As far as I am aware, CA did not interview Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc or Nathan Lyon in their 2018 investigation," Warner said on Instagram.

"If that's correct then how can CA push the idea that the bowlers didn't know?"

The 40-year-old, who earlier this week accused CA of conducting a "rushed" and "botched" probe that found the three punished players solely responsible for the plot, said the governing body…

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