'CA didn't interview Hazlewood, Starc': Warner’s explosive claim in sandpaper twist
Former Australian cricketer David Warner has accused Cricket Australia of conducting a flawed investigation into the 2018 ball-tampering scandal. Warner claims key bowlers were never interviewed, suggesting a deliberate cover-up to protect the team's reputation.
Why it matters
The allegations reignite a major controversy in international cricket, challenging the integrity of the sport's governing body and its past disciplinary processes.
Former Australia opener David Warner has accused Cricket Australia (CA) of covering up details of the 2018 ball-tampering scandal, questioning the governing body's investigation into the incident.In another development in the controversy that rocked Australian cricket, Warner claimed that CA did not interview Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc or Nathan Lyon during its investigation in the days after the Cape Town Test in 2018.Warner made the allegation in an Instagram post on Saturday, a day after accusing Test captain Pat Cummins of throwing Usman Khawaja under the bus following the release of Khawaja's memoir, Sabr.His latest comments came a day after Cummins addressed the allegations made in Khawaja's book during a lengthy press conference.
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