{
  "id": 18827756,
  "title": "Khawaja’s explosive confession puts Australian bowlers in the firing line",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/khawajas-explosive-confession-puts-australian-bowlers-in-the-firing-18827756",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-08T00:38:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Age",
    "slug": "the-age",
    "url": "https://www.theage.com.au/sport/cricket/khawaja-s-explosive-confession-puts-australian-bowlers-in-the-firing-line-20261108-p61ccj.html?ref=rss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Usman Khawaja says he was ready to go public with his recollections of “sandpapergate” in 2021 – but didn’t want to “go to war” with Australia’s bowlers, who had denied knowledge of a plan to tamper with the ball.",
  "key_points": [],
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Khawaja’s explosive confession puts Australian bowlers in the firing line",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/khawajas-explosive-confession-puts-australian-bowlers-in-the-firing",
        "published": "2026-11-08T00:38:26.000Z"
      }
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}