{
  "id": 19969322,
  "title": "David Warner adds another explosive claim to Sandpapergate drama",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/david-warner-adds-another-explosive-claim-to-sandpapergate-drama",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-14T11:15:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/david-warner-another-explosive-claim-to-sandpapergate-drama-10963047/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The controversy surrounding Sandpapergate continues to impact Australian cricket, with former player David Warner now criticizing Cricket Australia (CA) for an alleged flawed investigation. Usman Khawaja's book, Sabr, alleges that the Australian dressing room was aware of sandpaper being used to tamper with the ball during the Newlands Test match against South Africa. Following Khawaja's claims, Pat Cummins, the Australian captain, strongly denied that the bowlers were aware of the sandpaper usage. Cummins stated that if Khawaja meant that everyone in the dressing room knew about the sandpaper, he was completely wrong. However, Warner disagreed with Cummins' comments, accusing him of \"throwing him under the bus\". On his Instagram, Warner alleged that CA did not conduct interviews with Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, and Nathan Lyon in their 2018 investigation, questioning why they were not questioned if they were involved in the ball tampering. Warner, along with Cameron Bancroft and Steve Smith, were the only players sanctioned by CA for the Sandpapergate incident, while Cummins and CA maintained their stance on the matter. Despite his sanctions, Warner was one of the players who supported Khawaja when the allegations surfaced, backing his former teammate.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "David Warner criticizes CA's flawed investigation into Sandpapergate.",
    "Usman Khawaja's book alleges dressing room knew about sandpaper ball tampering.",
    "Warner accuses CA of not questioning Cummins, Starc, Hazlewood, and Lyon."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}