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Khawaja ball-tampering claims spark Australia team blame row
Usman Khawaja has denied throwing anyone under the bus after his autobiography claimed the whole Australia team knew about the 2018 Cape Town ball-tampering plot. He said he promised David Warner he would tell the truth and that Steve Smith twice talked him out of coming clean. Cameron Bancroft's coach says the batter wants to move on.
9 Nov 2026
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