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Cricket Australia rules out Sandpapergate probe
Cricket Australia says reopening Sandpapergate investigation offers no benefit.
In brief
Cricket Australia says reopening Sandpapergate investigation offers no benefit. Cricket Australia states there is no benefit in reopening the Sandpapergate probe despite Usman Khawaja's claims that the entire Australian team knew about ball-tampering. Originally reported by India Today.
Cricket Australia response
Cricket Australia has ruled out reopening the Sandpapergate investigation despite fresh allegations from Usman Khawaja.
Khawaja's claims
Khawaja claims the entire Australian team knew about the ball-tampering plot in Cape Town 2018.
Previous investigation
The original investigation found only three players involved: Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft.
Greenberg's statement
Todd Greenberg said there was absolutely no benefit in revisiting the scandal and the board remains satisfied with its process.
Khawaja's book
Khawaja has written an autobiography claiming the entire team knew about the ball-tampering plot.
Khawaja's claims
Khawaja said he wanted to come clean twice but was stopped by Smith and the bowling group.
Future books
Greenberg expects multiple team members to release books with differing accounts of the incident.
In short
Cricket Australia states there is no benefit in reopening the Sandpapergate probe despite Usman Khawaja's claims that the entire Australian team knew about ball-tampering.
