Cricket Australia: 'No reason' to reopen sandpaper investigation, says CEO Todd Greenberg
- Former Test opener Usman Khawaja released his autobiography, Sabr, on Tuesday, alleging the 2018 ball-tampering plot was common knowledge throughout the Australian team, contradicting official findings.
- The 2018 Cape Town incident resulted in 12-month bans for captain Steve Smith and vice-captain David Warner, with Test batter Cameron Bancroft receiving a nine-month suspension; Cricket Australia's probe found no other culpable parties.
- Warner supported Khawaja's claims on Monday, calling them "100 percent accurate," while Test bowler Mitchell Starc maintained his 2021 position, stating his recollection "hasn't changed."
- Cricket Australia CEO Todd Greenberg ruled out reopening the investigation on Tuesday, stating there is "no compelling reason" to revisit the matter as different players hold "very different views."
- ODI captain Mitch Marsh is expected to address the controversy as Australia's home cricket season begins, with the ongoing debate highlighting the division in recollections eight years after the incident.
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Nearly eight years later, the Sandpapergate controversy has resurfaced. Usman Khawaja has claimed that the entire Australian team was involved in a ball-tampering conspiracy in 2018, and that Steve Smith, David Warner, and Cameron Bancroft were made scapegoats.
Sandpapergate: Starc refuses to reopen old wounds
Mitchell Starc has responded to Usman Khawaja's recent claims about the 2018 ball-tampering scandal, stating he hasn't paid much attention and his recollection remains unchanged from the 2021 joint statement by bowlers. Khawaja's autobiography suggests wider team involvement and prior ball-tampering in the second Test, contradicting Cricket Australia's initial findings. Starc denies knowledge of any tampering in the Gqeberha Test.
Mitchell Starc Responds To Usman Khawaja's Sandpapergate Claims
Australian pace veteran Mitchell Starc broke his silence on former batter Usman Khawaja's recent explosive revelations about the 2018 ball-tampering scandal, saying that he "has not paid much attention to it".
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