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Sayers says he believes entire Australia team knew about Sandpapergate

Global Published 15 November 2026, 16:48 · archived 15 Nov 2026

Former Australia test bowler Chadd Sayers backed Usman Khawaja’s claims about the Sandpapergate scandal on Sunday, saying he believes everyone in the side during the 2018 tour of South Africa knew sandpaper was being used to alter the condition of the ball. The tampering, discovered during the third test at Newlands in Cape Town, led to former captain Steve Smith and vice captain David Warner being banned for 12 months by Cricket Australia (CA) from elite cricket. Cameron Bancroft received a nine-month suspension for his part in the incident. Khawaja wrote in his autobiography “Sabr: Finding m...

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