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Khawaja 100% accurate on ball-tampering - Warner

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Peter, M. (2026, November 9). Khawaja 100% accurate on ball-tampering - Warner. BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/c5wyry9gmz4ko?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

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BBC News · collected 2026-11-09 · by Mike Peter

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David Warner, former Australian cricket captain, has endorsed Usman Khawaja’s account of the ball-tampering scandal that occurred during a Test match against South Africa in Cape Town in 2018. Warner stated on Instagram that Khawaja is "100% accurate" and criticized the investigation process as being rushed and botched. The incident led to bans for Warner, Steve Smith, and Cameron Bancroft, while other team members previously maintained they had no knowledge of the plan to use sandpaper on the ball.
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Usman Khawaja is fully supported by former teammate David Warner in his account of the 2018 Australia ball-tampering scandal, where sandpaper was used to alter a cricket ball during a Test match against South Africa in Cape Town. Warner, who retired from international cricket in 2024, stated on Instagram that Khawaja's claims are "100% accurate," despite previous denials by bowlers regarding their knowledge of the plan. Warner also criticized the investigation process following the incident as being rushed and botched, with he and captain Steve Smith receiving a one-year ban while batter Cameron Bancroft faced nine months of suspension.

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Warner Defends Ball-Tampering Claims
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“While both articles discuss Usman Khawaja's comments about the ball-tampering scandal and Warner's response, they describe different moments in time: Article A covers Khawaja's initial denial of throwing anyone under the bus, while Article B reports on Warner's reaction to Khawaja's claims.”
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Australia Cape Town Instagram South Africa

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Australia GPE · 3× Warner PERSON · 3× Cameron Bancroft PERSON · 1× Cape Town GPE · 1× David Warner PERSON · 1× Instagram ORG · 1× Khawaja PERSON · 1× South Africa GPE · 1× Steve Smith PERSON · 1× Usman Khawaja PERSON · 1×

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Khawaja last week said the entire Australia team knew about the use of sandpaper, despite consistent denials from the bowlers that they had knowledge of the plan.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-09
2026-11-09 · BBC News
Khawaja 100% accurate on ball-tampering - Warner · assertive framing

Claims (10 extracted, 0 hedged)

- Published Usman Khawaja is "100% accurate" in his recounting of the Australia ball-tampering scandal in 2018, says former team-mate David Warner. asserted
Warner → say → 2018
Australia were found to have used sandpaper to alter the condition of the ball during the third Test against South Africa in Cape Town. asserted
Australia → find → Town
Warner and captain Steve Smith were banned a year and fellow batter Cameron Bancroft for nine months. asserted
Warner → ban → months
Khawaja last week said the entire Australia team knew about the use of sandpaper, despite consistent denials from the bowlers that they had knowledge of the plan. asserted
they → say → plan
Warner, who retired from international cricket in 2024, said in a video statement on Instagram:, external "It's been eight years since I spoke on this topic. asserted
I → retire → topic
And Ussie, I throw my full support behind you. asserted
I → throw → you
"I thank you for what you've done. asserted
you → thank → what
It's 100% accurate what you've said. asserted
you → say → what
Now everyone knows the truth." asserted
everyone → know → truth
Warner said the investigation process following the incident was "rushed and botched". More to follow. asserted
process → say → incident
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