2 days ago · Australia
Cricket Australia rules out reopening ball tampering investigation in wake of Khawaja book claims
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a sports story. The Guardian Sport is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Australia. The first report grouped here was at 10 Nov 2026, 01:07 UTC. 2 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Cricket Australia rules out reopening ball tampering investigation in wake of Khawaja book claims”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
‘We weren’t aware anything was taken on the field’ CA: no ‘compelling reason’ to establish new inquiry Mitchell Starc has denied claims made in Usman Khawaja’s new book that more than the three players suspended for ball tampering had knowledge of the sandpaper plan in South Africa in 2018.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by The Guardian Sport
Cricket Australia rules out reopening ball tampering investigation in wake of Khawaja book claims
- New development reported by The Guardian Sport
Mitchell Starc breaks silence to deny knowledge of ball tampering plan
Reported by 1 outlet
- The Guardian