# ‘No reason’ to reopen sandpaper investigation

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/no-reason-to-reopen-sandpaper-investigation/
- Published: 2026-11-10T07:31:01+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-10T08:24:39+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC Sport (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/cjzxlxrp3335o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Business, Companies, Cricket, Sport

## Key points

- Cricket Australia will not reopen its 2018 investigation.
- Khawaja says the whole team knew about the sandpaper.
- Starc disputes that account; Warner supports Khawaja.

## Summary

Cricket Australia chief executive Todd Greenberg says there is no compelling reason to reopen the investigation into Australia’s 2018 ball-tampering scandal. His comments follow former batter Usman Khawaja’s claim in his autobiography that the whole team knew sandpaper was used, prompting renewed disagreement among former team-mates.

The original investigation found the bowling attack did not know about the ball-tampering, and captain Steve Smith, vice-captain David Warner and Cameron Bancroft received bans. Mitchell Starc says his recollection has not changed and that he and the other bowlers were unaware sandpaper had been taken on to the field; Warner has backed Khawaja’s account as “100% accurate”. Greenberg says the conflicting versions make a shared conclusion unlikely, while players remain able to come forward.

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