‘No s***, Sherlock’: Vaughan's brutal dig as Khawaja reopens ball-tampering scandal
With the publication of Usman Khawaja's autobiography, the spotlight has returned to the 2018 ball-tampering scandal that shook Australian cricket. Khawaja reveals that discussions about tampering were commonplace among players during their time in South Africa. In response, Michael Vaughan sarcastically remarked that these suspicions were already widely acknowledged in the cricketing world.…
In his new autobiography, Usman Khawaja claims that discussions regarding ball-tampering were commonplace among players during the 2018 South Africa tour. According to Yahoo Sports, Khawaja asserts that every member of the Australian dressing room was aware of the plan to use sandpaper to scuff the ball during the third Test in Cape Town, contradicting the official version of events that only Steve Smith, David Warner, and Cameron Bancroft had knowledge of the scheme.
The Times of India reports that Michael Vaughan responded to these revelations with a sarcastic remark, suggesting the suspicions were already widely acknowledged within the cricketing world. While Khawaja's claims place scrutiny on a 2021 joint statement from four leading Australian bowlers, Cricket Australia has reaffirmed its previous findings regarding player knowledge.
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- ‘It was all of us’: Khawaja drops bombshell on Australia's ball-tampering scandal timesofindia.indiatimes.com
- Usman Khawaja disputes Cricket Australia findings on 2018 ball-tampering scandal dailytimes.com.pk
- Cricket Australia responds to explosive Khawaja claims theage.com.au
- Cricket Australia responds to explosive Khawaja claims smh.com.au
