# Khawaja says entire Australia team knew about 2018 ball-tampering scandal

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- Al Jazeera, 2026-11-07 05:46 UTC
- Sports
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/11/7/australia-cricket-ball-tampering-sandpapergate-usman-khawaja?traffic_source=rss

> Former Australia opener Usman Khawaja says the whole team knew about the 2018 “Sandpapergate” ball-tampering scandal in Cape Town and that the tactic was also used in the earlier Port Elizabeth Test. Cricket Australia says it remains comfortable with its original findings but is open to new evidence.