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David Warner accuses Cricket Australia of cover-up in 2018 sandpapergate
David Warner claims Cricket Australia's 2018 ball-tampering investigation 'stinks of a cover-up'.
In brief
David Warner claims Cricket Australia's 2018 ball-tampering investigation 'stinks of a cover-up'. David Warner says Cricket Australia did not interview three bowlers in their 2018 sandpapergate investigation, calling it a shoddy cover-up. Originally reported by Sky Sports.
Warner criticises CA investigation
David Warner claims Cricket Australia did not interview three bowlers in their 2018 sandpapergate investigation.
“As far as I am aware, CA did not interview Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc or Nathan Lyon in their 2018 investigation”
Warner calls investigation shoddy
Warner says CA's probe 'stinks of a cover-up' and blames false narrative about bowlers' knowledge.
“It looks like they had decided who they wanted to blame from the very beginning, ran a shoddy investigation to serve the purpose and now they want to maintain the false narrative that the bowlers had no idea”
Khawaja's autobiography claims
Usman Khawaja states the entire Australian team knew about sandpaper use in 2018 Test against South Africa.
“the entire Australian team knew sandpaper was being used to alter the ball before their Test against South Africa in Cape Town in 2018”
CA's position on investigation
Cricket Australia CEO says they will not reopen the 2018 sandpapergate investigation.
“We don't see any compelling reason to open the investigation or revisit this again”
Cummins denies knowledge
Pat Cummins says he has never known about sandpaper use in 2018 ball-tampering scandal.
“When he [Khawaja] says we all knew, if by that he means that we knew sandpaper was going out in the field, he's 100 per cent wrong”
Warner criticises Cummins
Warner accuses Cummins of throwing Khawaja under the bus after his denial of knowledge.
“Pat Cummins was very well-prepared this morning. I still stick by Uzzie, and what he's written in that book”
Consequences for players
Three players received bans while others faced suspensions after 2018 sandpapergate.
“Warner, though, hit back at the Australian Test captain's comments, saying he had 'thrown Khawaja under a bus'”
Personal impact on Warner
Warner says his wife and child suffered during the 2018 sandpapergate period.
“My wife and I paid the greatest price; we lost a baby during that time”
CA's final stance
Cricket Australia confirms they will not revisit 2018 sandpapergate investigation findings.
“There's absolutely no benefit in going back, that's the clear position of the CA board”
What to remember
David Warner says Cricket Australia did not interview three bowlers in their 2018 sandpapergate investigation, calling it a shoddy cover-up.
