{
  "id": 19489539,
  "title": "'I'm very disappointed': Former Australia coach, part of Sandpapergate tour, rejects Usman Khawaja's claims as 'absolutely false'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/im-very-disappointed-former-australia-coach-part-of-sandpapergate",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-11T11:53:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/im-very-disappointed-former-australia-115346864.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Australia coach Graeme Hick has strongly rejected Usman Khawaja's claims that the entire 2018 tour squad knew about the sandpaper ball-tampering plot. Hick stated that Khawaja's assertion that \"it was all of us\" is \"absolutely false\". Hick claims he was first made aware of the plot through the big screen in Cape Town during the tour.",
  "summary": "While Usman Khawaja's claim that the entire Aussie dressing room knew about the Sandpapergate continues to rattle the cricketing world, former coach Graeme Hick completely rejects these claims.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": "The public disagreement between these figures deepens the long-standing fractures regarding team accountability and the internal knowledge surrounding the infamous ball-tampering scandal during the 2018 tour.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "‘He surely knew’: Broad takes aim at coach Lehmann as Sandpapergate row erupts again",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/he-surely-knew-broad-takes-aim-at-coach-lehmann-as-sandpapergate-row",
        "published": "2026-11-11T08:42:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ESPNcricinfo",
        "title": "Bethell out of Australia white-ball tour with knee injury 'setback'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/bethell-out-of-australia-white-ball-tour-with-knee-injury-setback",
        "published": "2026-11-11T11:49:11.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}