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What is in Usman Khawaja's book Sabr and what did he actually say about Sandpapergate?

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Mark, D. (2026, November 12). What is in Usman Khawaja's book Sabr and what did he actually say about Sandpapergate? ABC News (AU). https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-11-12/usman-khawaja-and-sandpaper-whats-in-the-book/107376576

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ABC News (AU) · collected 2026-11-12 · by David Mark

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AAW IAW INA INU WAU

Subjects

AAW ORG · 6× IAW ORG · 6× INA ORG · 5× INU ORG · 4× AUA ORG · 3× QUW ORG · 3× SAF ORG · 3× WAU ORG · 3× AUU ORG · 2× SYW ORG · 2×

Narrative

Final score, STW 166, PSW 3/183 Fri, 6 Nov, 12:00 am, Final score, MSW 7/159, SSW 5/160 Sat, 7 Nov, 12:00 am, Final score, MRW 3/188, ASW 8/152 Sat, 7 Nov, 12:00 am, Final score, BHW 6/119, HHW 9/116 Sat, 7 Nov, 12:00 am, Final score, WAU 159, ENG 251 Sun, 8 Nov, 12:00 am, Final score, SSW 2/162, STW 158 Sun, 8 Nov, 12:00 am, Final score, PSW 4/137, MSW 6/136 Tue, 10 Nov, 12:00 am, Final score, HHW 5/138, ASW 6/139 Wed, 11 Nov, 12:00 am, Final score, PSW 6/160, STW 5/159 Thu, 12 Nov, 12:00 am, Live score, MSW -, BHW - Thu, 12 Nov, 12:00 am, Live score, MRW -, SSW - Thu, 12 Nov, 12:00 am, Live score, QUE 6/297, TAS - Thu, 12 Nov, 12:00 am, Live score, NSW 204, SAM 7/276 Thu, 12 Nov, 12:00 am, Live score, VIC 5/402d, WAU 0/7 Fri, 13 Nov, 2:30 pm, Game not started, AUS versus ENG Sat, 14 Nov, 3:40 pm, Game not started, HHW versus BHW Sat, 14 Nov, 7:10 pm, Game not started, PSW versus ASW Sun, 15 Nov, 11:00 am, Game not started, SSW versus MRW Sun, 15 Nov, 2:30 pm, Game not started, AUS versus ENG Mon, 16 Nov, 10:00 am, Game not started, NSW versus SAM Mon, 16 Nov, 11:00 am, Game not started, QUE versus TAS Mon, 16 Nov, 2:00 pm, Game not started, VIC versus WAU Mon, 16 Nov, 7:10 pm, Game not started, STW versus MSW Tue, 17 Nov, 7:10 pm, Game not started, ASW versus SSW Wed, 18 Nov, 2:30 pm, Game not started, AUS versus ENG Thu, 19 Nov, 3:40 pm, Game not started, HHW versus PSW Thu, 19 Nov, 7:10 pm, Game not started, BHW versus STW Fri, 20 Nov, 7:10 pm, Game not started, ASW versus MRW Sat, 21 Nov, 12:00 pm, Game not started, HHW versus STW Sat, 21 Nov, 3:30 pm, Game not started, SSW versus PSW Sat, 21 Nov, 7:15 pm, Game not started, AUS versus ENG Sun, 22 Nov, 10:30 am, Game not started, NSW versus QUE Sun, 22 Nov, 3:40 pm, Game not started, BHW versus ASW Sun, 22 Nov, 7:10 pm, Game not started, MSW versus MRW Mon, 23 Nov, 1:30 pm, Game not started, WAU versus TAS Tue, 24 Nov, 11:00 am, Game not started, SAM versus VIC Tue, 24 Nov, 7:15 pm, Game not started, AUS versus ENG Wed, 25 Nov, 7:10 pm, Game not started, MRW versus BHW Thu, 26 Nov, 3:40 pm, Game not started, STW versus ASW Thu, 26 Nov, 7:10 pm, Game not started, SSW versus MSW Fri, 27 Nov, 7:15 pm, Game not started, AUS versus ENG Fri, 27 Nov, 9:10 pm, Game not started, PSW versus HHW Sat, 28 Nov, 3:40 pm, Game not started, MRW versus MSW Sat, 28 Nov, 7:10 pm, Game not started, STW versus SSW Sun, 29 Nov, 12:00 pm, Game not started, BHW versus PSW Sun, 29 Nov, 3:30 pm, Game not started, ASW versus HHW Sun, 29 Nov, 7:15 pm, Game not started, AUS versus ENG Tue, 1 Dec, 7:10 pm, Game not started, versus Wed, 2 Dec, 7:15 pm, Game not started, AUS versus ENG Thu, 3 Dec, 10:30 am, Game not started, NSW versus WAU Thu, 3 Dec, 10:30 am, Game not started, VIC versus QUE Thu, 3 Dec, 11:00 am, Game not started, SAM versus TAS Thu, 3 Dec, 7:10 pm, Game not started, versus Sat, 5 Dec, 7:10 pm, Game not started, versus Wed, 9 Dec, 1:20 pm,
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What is in Usman Khawaja's book Sabr and what did he actually say about Sandpapergate? · assertive framing

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Final score, STW 166, PSW 3/183 Fri, 6 Nov, 12:00 am, Final score, MSW 7/159, SSW 5/160 Sat, 7 Nov, 12:00 am, Final score, MRW 3/188, ASW 8/152 Sat, 7 Nov, 12:00 am, Final score, BHW 6/119, HHW 9/116 Sat, 7 Nov, 12:00 am, Final score, WAU 159, ENG 251 Sun, 8 Nov, 12:00 am, Final score, SSW 2/162, STW 158 Sun, 8 Nov, 12:00 am, Final score, PSW 4/137, MSW 6/136 Tue, 10 Nov, 12:00 am, Final score, HHW 5/138, ASW 6/139 Wed, 11 Nov, 12:00 am, Final score, PSW 6/160, STW 5/159 Thu, 12 Nov, 12:00 am, Live score, MSW -, BHW - Thu, 12 Nov, 12:00 am, Live score, MRW -, SSW - Thu, 12 Nov, 12:00 am, Live score, QUE 6/297, TAS - Thu, 12 Nov, 12:00 am, Live score, NSW 204, SAM 7/276 Thu, 12 Nov, 12:00 am, Live score, VIC 5/402d, WAU 0/7 Fri, 13 Nov, 2:30 pm, Game not started, AUS versus ENG Sat, 14 Nov, 3:40 pm, Game not started, HHW versus BHW Sat, 14 Nov, 7:10 pm, Game not started, PSW versus ASW Sun, 15 Nov, 11:00 am, Game not started, SSW versus MRW Sun, 15 Nov, 2:30 pm, Game not started, AUS versus ENG Mon, 16 Nov, 10:00 am, Game not started, NSW versus SAM Mon, 16 Nov, 11:00 am, Game not started, QUE versus TAS Mon, 16 Nov, 2:00 pm, Game not started, VIC versus WAU Mon, 16 Nov, 7:10 pm, Game not started, STW versus MSW Tue, 17 Nov, 7:10 pm, Game not started, ASW versus SSW Wed, 18 Nov, 2:30 pm, Game not started, AUS versus ENG Thu, 19 Nov, 3:40 pm, Game not started, HHW versus PSW Thu, 19 Nov, 7:10 pm, Game not started, BHW versus STW Fri, 20 Nov, 7:10 pm, Game not started, ASW versus MRW Sat, 21 Nov, 12:00 pm, Game not started, HHW versus STW Sat, 21 Nov, 3:30 pm, Game not started, SSW versus PSW Sat, 21 Nov, 7:15 pm, Game not started, AUS versus ENG Sun, 22 Nov, 10:30 am, Game not started, NSW versus QUE Sun, 22 Nov, 3:40 pm, Game not started, BHW versus ASW Sun, 22 Nov, 7:10 pm, Game not started, MSW versus MRW Mon, 23 Nov, 1:30 pm, Game not started, WAU versus TAS Tue, 24 Nov, 11:00 am, Game not started, SAM versus VIC Tue, 24 Nov, 7:15 pm, Game not started, AUS versus ENG Wed, 25 Nov, 7:10 pm, Game not started, MRW versus BHW Thu, 26 Nov, 3:40 pm, Game not started, STW versus ASW Thu, 26 Nov, 7:10 pm, Game not started, SSW versus MSW Fri, 27 Nov, 7:15 pm, Game not started, AUS versus ENG Fri, 27 Nov, 9:10 pm, Game not started, PSW versus HHW Sat, 28 Nov, 3:40 pm, Game not started, MRW versus MSW Sat, 28 Nov, 7:10 pm, Game not started, STW versus SSW Sun, 29 Nov, 12:00 pm, Game not started, BHW versus PSW Sun, 29 Nov, 3:30 pm, Game not started, ASW versus HHW Sun, 29 Nov, 7:15 pm, Game not started, AUS versus ENG Tue, 1 Dec, 7:10 pm, Game not started, versus Wed, 2 Dec, 7:15 pm, Game not started, AUS versus ENG Thu, 3 Dec, 10:30 am, Game not started, NSW versus WAU Thu, 3 Dec, 10:30 am, Game not started, VIC versus QUE Thu, 3 Dec, 11:00 am, Game not started, SAM versus TAS Thu, 3 Dec, 7:10 pm, Game not started, versus Sat, 5 Dec, 7:10 pm, Game not started, versus Wed, 9 Dec, 1:20 pm, asserted
Game → start → TAS
Game not started, asserted
Game → start → ?
AUS versus NZL Sat, 12 Dec, 8:10 pm, Game not started, asserted
Game → start → NZL
MER versus PER Mon, 14 Dec, 11:00 am, Game not started, SAS versus WAW Tue, 15 Dec, 10:00 am, Game not started, ACM versus SYW Tue, 15 Dec, 3:00 pm, Game not started, SLW versus AUW Tue, 15 Dec, 7:15 pm, Game not started, BRI versus SYS Wed, 16 Dec, 11:00 am, Game not started, SAS versus WAW Wed, 16 Dec, 7:15 pm, Game not started, SYT versus ADE Thu, 17 Dec, 10:00 am, Game not started, ACM versus SYW Thu, 17 Dec, 11:30 am, Game not started, AUS versus NZL Thu, 17 Dec, 7:15 pm, Game not started, HOB versus BRI Fri, 18 Dec, 3:00 pm, Game not started, SLW versus AUW Fri, 18 Dec, 7:15 pm, asserted
Game → start → AUW
Game not started, MES versus ADE Sat, 19 Dec, 10:30 am, Game not started, TAW versus VIW Sat, 19 Dec, 7:15 pm, Game not started, SYT versus SYS Sun, 20 Dec, 3:00 pm, Game not started, SLW versus AUW Sun, 20 Dec, 7:15 pm, Game not started, PER versus HOB Mon, 21 Dec, 10:30 am, Game not started, TAW versus VIW Mon, 21 Dec, 7:15 pm, Game not started, MES versus BRI Tue, 22 Dec, 7:15 pm, Game not started, SYS versus MER Wed, 23 Dec, 7:15 pm, Game not started, ADE versus SYT Thu, 24 Dec, 7:15 pm, Game not started, MER versus HOB Sat, 26 Dec, 10:30 am, Game not started, AUS versus NZL Sat, 26 Dec, 6:05 pm, Game not started, SYS versus BRI Sat, 26 Dec, 9:15 pm, Game not started, PER versus MES Sun, 27 Dec, 7:15 pm, Game not started, SYT versus MER Mon, 28 Dec, 7:15 pm, Game not started, BRI versus ADE Tue, 29 Dec, 7:15 pm, Game not started, HOB versus MES Wed, 30 Dec, 7:15 pm, Game not started, PER versus SYT Thu, 31 Dec, 7:15 pm, Game not started, ADE versus MES Fri, 1 Jan 2027, 4:00 pm, Game not started, MER versus SYS Fri, 1 Jan 2027, 7:15 pm, Game not started, BRI versus HOB Sat, 2 Jan 2027, 7:15 pm, Game not started, SYT versus PER Sun, 3 Jan 2027, 7:15 pm, Game not started, SYS versus ADE Mon, 4 Jan 2027, 10:30 am, Game not started, AUS versus NZL Mon, 4 Jan 2027, 10:30 am, Game not started, QUW versus ACM Mon, 4 Jan 2027, 6:05 pm, Game not started, MES versus MER Mon, 4 Jan 2027, 9:15 pm, Game not started, PER versus BRI Tue, 5 Jan 2027, 7:15 pm, Game not started, HOB versus SYT Wed, 6 Jan 2027, 10:30 am, Game not started, QUW versus ACM Wed, 6 Jan 2027, 7:15 pm, Game not started, ADE versus MER Thu, 7 Jan 2027, 7:15 pm, Game not started, MES versus SYS Fri, 8 Jan 2027, 5:00 pm, Game not started, WAW versus VIW Fri, 8 Jan 2027, 7:15 pm, Game not started, BRI versus PER Sat, 9 Jan 2027, 10:30 am, Game not started, TAW versus SYW Sat, 9 Jan 2027, 7:15 pm, Game not started, HOB versus ADE Sun, 10 Jan 2027, 2:10 pm, Game not started, SYS versus PER Sun, 10 Jan 2027, 5:00 pm, Game not started, WAW versus VIW Sun, 10 Jan 2027, 7:15 pm, Game not started, MER versus BRI Mon, 11 Jan 2027, 10:30 am, Game not started, TAW versus SYW Mon, 11 Jan 2027, 7:15 pm, Game not started, SYT versus MES analysis asserted
Game → start → analysis
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