{
  "id": 20182796,
  "title": "Sandpapergate row: David Warner questions Cricket Australia's probe",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/sandpapergate-row-david-warner-questions-cricket-australias-probe",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-15T13:02:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/sport/cricket/sandpapergate-row-david-warner-questions-cricket-australias-probe-1.500747853"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Australian cricketer David Warner has stood by his claim that Cricket Australia's 2018 ball-tampering investigation was a cover-up, questioning why players were not given all the evidence at the time. Warner posted on Instagram, asking why he and his teammates were not told the bowlers had been interviewed or provided statements, which would have been useful during his decision-making process in 2018. The controversy surrounding the incident, known as Sandpapergate, has grown since Usman Khawaja's autobiography, Sabr, was released this week. Khawaja alleged that the entire Test squad knew about the sandpaper plan, and Warner has publicly supported his friend. Australian captain Pat Cummins accused Khawaja of lying about the incident, and Warner responded by defending Khawaja and criticizing Cummins' comments. Warner and Steve Smith were both suspended for 12 months over the ball-tampering incident, while Cameron Bancroft received a nine-month ban. Cricket Australia's CEO, Todd Greenberg, stated on Saturday that the board has no plans to reopen the inquiry, as they see no compelling reason to do so and are comfortable with the investigation's outcome.",
  "summary": "Warner stands firm on Sandpapergate cover-up claim, questions why CA withheld evidence",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}