Usman Khawaja's new book sparked fresh controversy by claiming the entire Australian team knew about the sandpaper plan. David Warner endorsed this account and stated that key bowlers Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, and Nathan Lyon were never questioned, a blind spot he claimed was intentional. Current captain Pat Cummins rejected the claims as completely wrong, prompting Warner to accuse Cummins of throwing Khawaja under the bus. Despite the public fallout, Cricket Australia maintained that all players had chances to speak and confirmed it will not reopen the probe.
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Warner accused Cricket Australia of running a shoddy investigation designed to shield fro…: Warner accused Cricket Australia of running a shoddy investigation designed to shield frontline bowlers from ball-tampering blame.
Friction within Australian cricket intensified after Warner accused current captain Pat C…: Friction within Australian cricket intensified after Warner accused current captain Pat Cummins of throwing Usman Khawaja under the bus.
Governing body Cricket Australia stated all players were given opportunities to speak and…: Governing body Cricket Australia stated all players were given opportunities to speak and confirmed the inquiry will remain closed.
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Warner accuses Cricket Australia of 'cover-up'
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David Warner has accused Cricket Australia (CA) of a "cover up" as the row over the 2018 ball-tampering scandal continued.
Former vice-captain Warner, captain Steve Smith and opener Cameron Bancroft all served lengthy bans as part of CA's investigation into the ball-tampering scandal that rocked Australian cricket during a Test series in South Africa in 2018.
Batter Usman Khawaja has reopened discussions about the scandal with explosive claims in his new autobiography, where he said the entire Australia team knew about the use of sandpaper to tamper with the ball.
And Warner has questioned the investigation into the incident by claiming that Australia's bowlers from the Cape Town Test were not interviewed.
"As far as l am aware, CA did not interview Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc or Nathan Lyon in their 2018 investigation," Warner said.
"If that's correct, then how can CA push the idea that the bowlers didn't know?
"It looks like they had decided who they wanted to blame from the very beginning, ran a shoddy investigation to serve the…
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