Ex-Australia bowler Chadd Sayers says everyone knew about 'Sandpapergate'
Verified: 2 outlets in 2 countries have reported this story since Nov 15.
Former Australian Test bowler Chadd Sayers backed Usman Khawaja over his “Sandpapergate” claims on Sunday, contradicting Pat Cummins’ denials that he knew nothing about the ball-tampering plot. Sayers was on the tour of South Africa but did not play in the third Test at Cape Town, where sandpaper was used to help make the ball swing. A Cricket Australia probe concluded only then-skipper Steve Smith, his deputy David Warner and Cameron Bancroft were in the know, with all sent home and banned. But Khawaja alleged in his autobiography last week that the whole team was aware, a claim strongly…
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- Nov 15, 8:57 AM UTCFirst report· you’re reading thisEx-Australia bowler Chadd Sayers says everyone knew about 'Sandpapergate'dawn.com ↗
- Nov 15, 9:58 AM UTC+1 hSayers says he believes entire Australia team knew about Sandpapergatechannelnewsasia.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 15, 9:58 AM UTC · +1 h
[Claude] Report 2 covers the same Sayers claim that the whole team knew about Sandpapergate, with added detail on Khawaja and Cummins; nothing in it conflicts with Report 1.
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