‘It was all of us’: Khawaja drops bombshell on Australia's ball-tampering scandal

Former Australia batter Usman Khawaja has made fresh revelations about the infamous 2018 ball-tampering scandal, claiming that discussions about altering the ball were far more widespread within the team than Cricket Australia's investigation established.In excerpts from his upcoming autobiography published by the Sydney Morning Herald on Saturday, Khawaja alleged that conversations about ball-tampering took place openly during Australia's 2018 tour of South Africa. He claimed players discussed different ways of roughing up the ball, including using sandpaper, in what he described as "open, lighthearted discussions".The former top-order batter further suggested that the conversations were not restricted to a particular group within the dressing room, insisting that players across different departments and support staff were aware of them."It was all of us," Khawaja said in the book, according to the newspaper.The revelations have raised fresh questions about the findings of Cricket Australia's investigation into the scandal, which erupted during the third…