12 hours ago · Australia
Starc denies knowledge of 'Sandpapergate' as Cricket Australia won't reopen investigation
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a sports story. Sky Sports Football is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Australia. The first report grouped here was at 10 Nov 2026, 07:45 UTC. 4 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Starc denies knowledge of 'Sandpapergate' as Cricket Australia won't reopen investigation”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc has denied any prior knowledge of 'Sandpapergate' after former team-mate Usman Khawaja's explosive claims that the entire dressing room knew about the ball-tampering scheme 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 Sky Sports Football
Starc denies Khawaja claims as Cricket Australia won't reopen investigation
- Picked up by Sky Sports Football
Starc denies 'Sandpapergate' claims as Cricket Australia won't reopen investigation
- Picked up by Sky Sports Football
Starc denies knowledge of 'Sandpapergate' as Cricket Australia won't reopen investigation
- Picked up by Sky Sports Football
Starc denies Khawaja claims as Cricket Australia says investigation won't reopen
Reported by 1 outlet
- Sky Sports Football