Khawaja claims entire Australia team knew of 2018 ball-tampering plot

Former opener Usman Khawaja alleges in his new autobiography that the full squad was aware of sandpaper use during the 2018 South Africa tour, contradicting previous investigations.

6 publishers · 7 articles · first seen 6 Nov 2026 · updated 1h ago

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6 publishers have covered this in 7 articles since 6 Nov 2026. SkySports published first, on 6 November at 21:10 UTC; BBC Sport followed 57 min later. The most recent article, from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera, appeared on 7 November at 05:46 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: The Guardian Sport (major outlet), Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera (major outlet), SkySports, BBC Sport, Times of India, South China Morning Post.

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Usman Khawaja
Australia
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Steve Smith
David Warner
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