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  "id": 19437267,
  "title": "What is ball tampering in cricket and why is Australia captivated by it?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/what-is-ball-tampering-in-cricket-and-why-is-australia-captivated-by",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-11T03:08:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News",
    "slug": "abc-news",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-11-11/usman-khawaja-sandpaper-cricket-ball-tampering/107372116"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Keeping the cricket ball in the perfect condition to behave the way you want it to has always been a part of cricket, but the Australians and their yellow scrap of sandpaper shed harsh light on the sport's so-called dark arts.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Conversation AU",
        "title": "Nothing to see here? Cricket Australia’s next integrity test is its own investigation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/nothing-to-see-here-cricket-australias-next-integrity-test-is-its-own",
        "published": "2026-11-11T01:58:33.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}