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Cricket Australia boss rules out fresh inquiry into ‘Sandpapergate’

The Independent·Rory Dollard·about 19 hours ago
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Cricket Australia chief executive Todd Greenberg has ruled out a fresh inquiry into the sandpaper scandal of 2018, despite the explosive claims of Usman Khawaja and David Warner.

The eight-year-old ball tampering saga is firmly back on the agenda thanks to Khawaja’s new autobiography, in which he claims the team had engaged in the illegal practice before the Cape Town Test where Cameron Bancroft was caught red handed, and that the entire Australia squad were aware of the plot.

At the time captain Steve Smith and deputy David Warner were handed 12-month bans, with Bancroft handed a nine-month suspension due to his rookie status.…

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