Cricket Australia rules out reopening ball tampering investigation in wake of Khawaja book claims
Captain Steve Smith, vice-captain David Warner and batter Cameron Bancroft were handed long bans following a short Cricket Australia investigation into the incident.
Key points
- Cricket Australia chief executive Todd Greenberg has ruled out a fresh inquiry into the 2018 ball-tampering incident despite Usman Khawaja's explosive claims that the entire team knew about the plot to use sandpaper in South Africa.
- David Warner says he throws his "full support" behind former team-mate Usman Khawaja following his claim that all the Australia players knew about ball-tampering.
- 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.
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.
'We’re comfortable with the outcome of the investigation,' Cricket Australia chief says after Khawaja's revelations.
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