20 hours ago · Australia
Cricket Australia will not re-open investigation into 'Sandpapergate'
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. Sky Sports Football, The Guardian Sport, ABC Australia, and Dawn are the outlets attached to this story. The reports are tied to Australia. The first report grouped here was at 9 Nov 2026, 11:56 UTC. 4 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Cricket Australia will not re-open investigation into 'Sandpapergate'”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Cricket Australia chief executive Todd Greenberg has ruled out a fresh inquiry into the 2018 ball-tampering incident despite Usman Khawaja's explosive claims that the entire team knew about the plot to use sandpaper in South Africa.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- New development reported by ABC Australia
Cricket Australia will not have another Sandpapergate investigation
- New development reported by The Guardian Sport
Cricket Australia rules out reopening ball tampering investigation in wake of Khawaja book claims
- Picked up by Sky Sports Football
Cricket Australia will not re-open investigation into 'Sandpapergate'
Same story, different outlets
4 headlinesEach line is that outlet's headline. The article stays on the publisher's site.
- Sky Sports FootballCricket Australia will not re-open investigation into 'Sandpapergate'
- The GuardianCricket Australia rules out reopening ball tampering investigation in wake of Khawaja book claims
- ABCCricket Australia will not have another Sandpapergate investigation
- Dawn'I stand with my brother': David Warner says Usman Khawaja's 'sandpapergate' claims '100pc accurate'