'Are they hiding anything?': Late Shane Warne's Sandpapergate questions about Australia's 'bowling cartel' resurface in 2026
Late legend Shane Warne's 2022 questions to Cricket Australia over a Sandpapergate cover-up resurface after Usman Khawaja's book.
Shane Warne's Sandpapergate allegations about Australia's bowling cartel resurface in 2026, nearly five years after he questioned Cricket Australia's honesty. The trigger this time is Usman Khawaja's autobiography, Sabr, which reveals that the 2018 ball tampering in Cape Town involved more people than originally thought. Khawaja alleges that sandpaper was used in the previous Test in Port Elizabeth, now Gqeberha.
David Warner supports Khawaja's account, calling Cricket Australia's 2018 inquiry "rushed and botched." Former bowling coach David Saker and Stuart MacGill have also admitted to using sandpaper years before 2018. However, Cricket Australia chief Todd Greenberg refuses to reopen the investigation. Pat Cummins is set to answer questions about Khawaja's allegations.
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