Claims extracted
14
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
29%
4 of 14 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
61/100
The Sydney Morning Herald's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
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Cricket Australia says it remains comfortable with the findings of its investigation into the 2018 sandpaper scandal despite explosive new claims from Usman Khawaja that the entire Australian team knew about the ball-tampering plot.
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team → say → plot
In its first response to Khawaja’s revelations, published in this masthead on Saturday, Cricket Australia defended its integrity process and insisted all relevant information provided to the governing body had been properly considered.
“There has been a great deal of speculation in the eight years since the 2018 Cape Town Test, including extensive media coverage throughout last month’s series in South Africa,” read a CA statement.
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statement → publish → Africa
“During this time there has been the ongoing opportunity to present any relevant information, and this remains the case.
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this → present → information
“All relevant information presented to CA to date has been properly considered and we remain comfortable with the findings of our integrity process.”
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we → present → process
Former Test batsman Cameron Bancroft, who received a nine-month suspension for his role in the scandal, has read Saturday’s article.
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who → receive → article
He received a call from Khawaja giving him a heads-up regarding his latest claims in an interview ahead of his book launch next week.
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He → receive → launch
Bancroft has largely remained silent about the events of 2018, although he suggested in a 2021 interview that it was “self-explanatory” whether Australia’s bowlers knew about the ball tampering.
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bowlers → remain → tampering
Khawaja’s account directly challenges the findings of Cricket Australia’s investigation, which concluded that only David Warner, Steve Smith and Bancroft had prior knowledge of the plan to use sandpaper on the ball at Newlands.
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that → challenge → Newlands
The retired Test batsman claims sandpaper was first discussed and used during the preceding Test in Port Elizabeth, now known as Gqeberha, rather than Cape Town, where Bancroft was caught on camera concealing the material in his pants.
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Bancroft → claim → pants
All of us,” Khawaja said.
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Khawaja → say → us
Khawaja, who compiled notes after the scandal erupted, also questioned why he was never interviewed by Cricket Australia despite sitting beside Bancroft in the Newlands dressing room.
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he → compile → room
“I was sitting next to Cam Bancroft that whole Test match, and I didn’t get interviewed,” he said.
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he → sit → Bancroft
The revelations have renewed scrutiny of Australia’s bowling quartet of Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Nathan Lyon, who issued a joint statement in 2021 denying knowledge of a foreign substance being taken onto the field in Cape Town to alter the condition of the ball.
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who → renew → ball
Khawaja believes Warner, Smith and Bancroft were unfairly singled out for punishment when the entire team should have accepted responsibility.
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team → believe → responsibility
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