The ‘Sandpapergate’ scandal saw Australia scuffing the ball with sandpaper in the March 2018 test in Cape Town
Corroborated by 2 sources from 2 publishers
africageneral11h ago
TL;DR
Usman Khawaja has claimed the entire Australia team knew about the use of sandpaper to tamper with the ball in the final Test of their 2018 series with South Africa.
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BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/cjdx33kyzk3lo?at_campaign=rss&at_medium=RSS
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BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/cjdx33kyzk3lo?at_campaign=rss&at_medium=RSS
11h ago
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BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/cjdx33kyzk3lo?at_campaign=rss&at_medium=RSS
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BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/cjdx33kyzk3lo?at_campaign=rss&at_medium=RSS
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Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/11/7/australia-cricket-ball-tampering-sandpapergate-usman-khawaja?traffic_source=rss
4h ago