‘Stinks of a cover up’: David Warner fans flames with new sandpapergate claim
Former Australian cricket vice-captain David Warner has criticized Cricket Australia's 2018 investigation into the ball-tampering scandal, alleging it was a 'shoddy' cover-up. Warner claims that key bowlers were not interviewed during the original inquiry.
Why it matters
The comments reignite a major controversy in international cricket, questioning the integrity of the sport's governing body.
Former vice-captain David Warner has hit out at Cricket Australia’s investigation into the Test team’s ball tampering plot in South Africa in 2018. Former vice-captain David Warner has hit out at Cricket Australia’s investigation into the Test team’s ball tampering plot in South Africa in 2018. Australian ball tampering ‘Stinks of a cover-up’: David Warner fans flames with new sandpapergate claim Former batter said Hazlewood, Lyon and Starc not interviewed in 2018
Ex vice-captain claimed Cricket Australia ran ‘shoddy investigation’
Prefer the Guardian on Google David Warner has further fanned the flames on Australian cricket’s civil war as he claimed three of the bowlers who played in the third Test against South Africa in 2018 were not interviewed as part of a “shoddy” investigation into the sandpaper scandal .
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