{
  "id": 18888298,
  "title": "‘A nightmare for Pat Cummins’: Why Khawaja claims are set to dog Australia captain",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/a-nightmare-for-pat-cummins-why-khawaja-claims-are-set-to-dog-18888298",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-08T07:02:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
    "slug": "the-sydney-morning-herald",
    "url": "https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/a-nightmare-for-pat-cummins-why-khawaja-claims-are-set-to-dog-australia-captain-20261108-p61cem.html?ref=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Figures involved with the Australian team during the ball-tampering controversy in 2018 have stayed silent following Usman Khawaja’s revelations. But behind the scenes, there is plenty of angst.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The National Business",
        "title": "Usman Khawaja claims entire Australia team knew about sandpaper ball-tampering",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/usman-khawaja-claims-entire-australia-team-knew-about-sandpaper-ball",
        "published": "2026-11-07T09:52:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Why Usman Khawaja’s meeting with Anthony Albanese got ‘heated’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/why-usman-khawajas-meeting-with-anthony-albanese-got-heated-18759900",
        "published": "2026-11-07T18:00:00.000Z"
      },
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        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Australian cricketer Khawaja disputes findings in 2018 ball-tampering probe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/australian-cricketer-khawaja-disputes-findings-in-2018-ball-tampering",
        "published": "2026-11-07T23:04:10.000Z"
      },
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        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Khawaja denies throwing 'anyone under the bus' with comments about ball-tampering scandal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/khawaja-denies-throwing-anyone-under-the-bus-with-comments-about-ball",
        "published": "2026-11-08T05:01:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "Usman Khawaja denies throwing 'anyone under the bus' with comments about Australia's 2018 ball-tampering scandal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/usman-khawaja-denies-throwing-anyone-under-the-bus-with-comments",
        "published": "2026-11-08T06:01:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "Khawaja denies throwing 'anyone under the bus' with comments about ball-tampering scandal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/khawaja-denies-throwing-anyone-under-the-bus-with-comments-about-ball-18886942",
        "published": "2026-11-08T06:12:46.000Z"
      }
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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."
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