{
  "id": 19270785,
  "title": "Cricket Australia CEO says will not open another investigation into 'Sandpapergate'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/cricket-australia-ceo-says-will-not-open-another-investigation-into",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-10T02:43:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Channel News Asia",
    "slug": "channel-news-asia",
    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sport/cricket-australia-ceo-says-will-not-open-another-investigation-sandpapergate-6537976"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Cricket Australia (CA) CEO Todd Greenberg has stated that he will not reopen an investigation into the 2018 ball-tampering scandal, known as \"Sandpapergate,\" according to local radio station SEN. Greenberg mentioned that players have differing views on the matter, as described in former player Usman Khawaja's autobiography, which was released on Tuesday. However, Greenberg emphasized that they are content with the outcome of the previous investigation and do not perceive any compelling reason to revisit the issue.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Cricket Australia CEO Todd Greenberg will not reopen Sandpapergate investigation.",
    "Players have differing views on ball-tampering matter, as per Usman Khawaja's autobiography.",
    "Greenberg is satisfied with previous investigation's outcome, sees no reason to revisit."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Refusing to revisit the ball-tampering scandal signals the governing body's intent to maintain the status quo and avoid reopening long-standing internal disputes regarding the 2018 incident.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "‘People have different views’: Cricket Australia refuses to re-open sandpaper scandal investigation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/people-have-different-views-cricket-australia-refuses-to-re-open",
        "published": "2026-11-09T22:30:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "‘People have different views’: Cricket Australia refuses to re-open sandpaper scandal investigation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/people-have-different-views-cricket-australia-refuses-to-re-open-19235360",
        "published": "2026-11-09T22:30:21.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}