# Warner accuses Cricket Australia of cover-up over sandpaper scandal

> David Warner claims Cricket Australia's 2018 investigation into ball-tampering was incomplete, saying key bowlers were never interviewed.
- Title: Warner accuses Cricket Australia of cover-up over sandpaper…
- Summary: David Warner claims Cricket Australia's 2018 investigation into ball-tampering was incomplete, saying key bowlers were never interviewed.
- Keywords: david warner, cricket australia, ball-tampering scandal, sandpaper gate, pat cummins, usman khawaja, steve smith, cameron bancroft, josh hazlewood, mitchell starc, nathan lyon, two thousand eighteen south africa test
- Source: BBC News — https://bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/c59vwpv4rxjeo
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- Topics: david warner, cricket australia, ball-tampering scandal, sandpaper gate, pat cummins, usman khawaja, steve smith, cameron bancroft, josh hazlewood, mitchell starc, nathan lyon, two thousand eighteen south africa test
## Warner reopens sandpaper scandal
David Warner has accused Cricket Australia of a cover-up over its investigation into the two thousand eighteen ball-tampering scandal that rocked Australian cricket during a Test series in South Africa.
## Khawaja claims entire team knew
Batter Usman Khawaja has reopened discussions about the scandal in his new autobiography, claiming the entire Australia team knew about the use of sandpaper to tamper with the ball.
## Warner questions investigation scope
Warner claims Cricket Australia did not interview Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc or Nathan Lyon during its two thousand eighteen investigation, asking how the inquiry could conclude bowlers did not know.

> 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. That stinks of a cover-up.
## Cummins disputes team knowledge claim
Pat Cummins, Australia's Test captain since two thousand twenty-one, said in a news conference on Friday that he was interviewed as part of the investigation and that suggestions the entire team knew were one hundred…
## Cricket Australia will not reopen case
Cricket Australia said all players were given the opportunity to speak during the initial investigation and have had the ability to come forward with new evidence in the eight years since.
## Key takeaway

David Warner accused Cricket Australia of a cover-up over its investigation into the two thousand eighteen ball-tampering scandal, claiming bowlers were not interviewed.