‘100% accurate’: Warner backs Khawaja over explosive ball-tampering claims
Former vice-captain breaks his eight-year silence Test captain Pat Cummins is expected to face questioning this week David Warner has broken his eight-year silence and says it is “100% accurate” that every player knew of the sandpaper plot, giving “full support” to Usman Khawaja.
Key points
- The former vice-captain of the Test team also claimed Cricket Australia’s investigation was “rushed and botched”, as he backed his former teammate’s account in a social media video shared on Monday evening.
David Warner has thrown his full support behind former Australia opener Usman Khawaja, who claimed that the side's entire dressing room knew about the ball-tampering scheme in Cape Town in 2018.
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