# Khawaja refuses to name Aussie ball tamperers

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/khawaja-refuses-to-name-aussie-ball-tamperers/
- Published: 2026-11-11T09:41:04+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-11T10:25:20+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC Sport (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/c8dx16vzvr3ko?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Sport

## Key points

- Khawaja says the team should share responsibility for the 2018 scandal.
- He declined to identify which players knew about the ball-tampering.
- Penguin says his autobiography tour continues, with schedule changes.

## Summary

Usman Khawaja has declined to say whether specific Australian players knew about the 2018 ball-tampering against South Africa, saying he wants the team to accept collective responsibility rather than trigger a “witch hunt”. The discussion has drawn attention to his account of the scandal as he promotes his autobiography.

His publisher, Penguin, said the book tour is continuing with schedule adjustments, rejecting reports that several appearances were cancelled. Captain Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft were banned after the scandal; Cricket Australia found the bowling attack was unaware, and Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Nathan Lyon and Mitchell Starc later said they did not know a foreign substance had been taken on to the field. Warner has backed Khawaja’s account, while Khawaja refused to answer whether Cummins knew.

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