Why Usman Khawaja’s meeting with Anthony Albanese got ‘heated’

In his upcoming autobiography, Usman Khawaja, Australia’s first Muslim Test cricketer, describes the Islamophobia his family has experienced, including an attack on his mother at the MCG. He also reveals that a meeting between himself and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese became heated, according to The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.

Khawaja has used his new book to challenge the findings of Cricket Australia’s 2018 ball-tampering investigation into the "Sandpapergate" scandal. While the initial investigation concluded only three players had prior knowledge of the plan, Khawaja told the Sydney Morning Herald that the entire team was aware of the cheating. He further claimed that discussions regarding altering the ball occurred earlier than previously reported, suggesting the tactic was used during the second Test in Port Elizabeth before being caught on camera during the match in Cape Town.

Brief written by urgent.news from The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, Daily Times, The National UAE, Gulf News — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.