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Aussie quick says 'everyone knew' about sandpaper, as Warner doubles down

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Doyle, M. (2026, November 15). Aussie quick says 'everyone knew' about sandpaper, as Warner doubles down. ABC News (AU). https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-11-15/australia-cricket-sandpaper-claims-chadd-sayers-david-warner/107387424

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ABC News (AU) · collected 2026-11-15 · by Michael Doyle

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The article discusses cricket match scores from various Australian teams and international matches. It provides detailed final scores for numerous matches played between September and October, including several high-scoring contests and nail-biting finishes. The article does not focus on a specific incident but rather compiles results from different leagues and international fixtures.
Written by AI on 2026-11-15, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Cricket Australia chief Todd Greenberg has announced that there will not be another investigation into the 2018 Sandpapergate scandal, where Australian players were caught tampering with the ball using sandpaper during a Test match in Cape Town. Usman Khawaja, in his book "Sabr," claims that the entire team knew about the ball-tampering and that the practice had started in the Test match prior to Cape Town. In response, David Warner, who was a key player involved, has accused the lack of investigation of being a "cover-up." Meanwhile, Mitchell Starc, an Australian quick bowler, has echoed Khawaja's claims, saying that everyone knew about the sandpaper use, further complicating the ongoing controversy.

Written for “Sandpapergate Controversy Continues” on 2026-11-15, grounded in this article and the 11 other(s) covering the same event.

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“Article A discusses Pat Cummins' response to Usman Khawaja's allegations about sandpaper being used in the 2018 South Africa tour, while Article B appears to be listing match scores and does not mention the sandpaper incident.”
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“While both articles discuss the Sandpapergate controversy, Article A lists game scores and details from a cricket match, while Article B focuses on the claims made by Chadd Sayers and Usman Khawaja about the knowledge of the team regarding the ball-tampering plot. They are discussing different aspects of the same broader controversy.”
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“The articles report on different aspects of the Sandpaper controversy, with Article A focusing on a press conference and Article B on players' statements, both not describing the same specific incident.”
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“While both articles mention the same cricket matches and Sandpapergate, they discuss different aspects and do not focus on the exact same incident.”
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“The articles discuss different aspects of the Sandpapergate scandal, with Article A focusing on match scores and Article B on Chadd Sayers' comments supporting Khawaja's claims.”

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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 Cricket Australia chief Todd Greenberg says there be no new Sandpapergate investigation In short: Cricket Australia chief Todd Greenberg says there will not be another investigation into the 2018 Sandpapergate scandal. Usman Khawaja has claimed in his book, Sabr, which is released today, that the entire team knew about the ball-tampering. In his book, Khawaja says the team started using sandpaper on the ball in the Test prior to the match in Cape Town, where Bancroft was caught on camera tampering with the ball.
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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, Game not started, AUS versus NZL Sat, 12 Dec, 8:10 pm, Game not started, 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, 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 Tue, 12 Jan 2027, 7:15 pm, Game not started, ADE versus HOB Wed, 13 Jan 2027, 7:15 pm, Game not started, PER versus MER Thu, 14 Jan 2027, 7:15 pm, Game not started, MES versus HOB David Warner makes another Sandpapergate post, Chadd Sayers says 'everyone knew' In short: David Warner has doubled down on social media, claiming he was not giving all the information before taking the brunt of the punishment for Sandpapergate.
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Aussie quick says 'everyone knew' about sandpaper, as Warner doubles down · assertive framing

Claims (8 extracted, 0 hedged)

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, Final score, MSW 5/165, BHW 2/166 Thu, 12 Nov, 12:00 am, Final score, MRW 129, SSW 6/140 Fri, 13 Nov, 12:00 am, Final score, AUS 3/132, ENG 131 Fri, 13 Nov, 12:00 am, Final score, QUE 348 & 0/19, TAS 133 & 233 f/o Sat, 14 Nov, 12:00 am, Final score, HHW 86, BHW 0/88 Sat, 14 Nov, 12:00 am, Final score, PSW 9/151, ASW 4/202 Sat, 14 Nov, 12:00 am, Final score, NSW 204 & 410, SAM 325 & 191 Sat, 14 Nov, 12:00 am, Final score, VIC 5/402d & 1/109d, WAU 424 Sun, 15 Nov, 12:00 am, Live score, AUS -, ENG 1/94 Sun, 15 Nov, 12:00 am, Final score, SSW 6/152, MRW 8/156 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, asserted
Game → start → d
Game not started, asserted
Game → start → ?
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, asserted
NSW → start → QUE
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, asserted
Game → start → TAS
Game not started, asserted
Game → start → ?
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, Game not started, AUS versus NZL Sat, 12 Dec, 8:10 pm, Game not started, 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, 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 Tue, 12 Jan 2027, 7:15 pm, Game not started, ADE versus HOB Wed, 13 Jan 2027, 7:15 pm, Game not started, PER versus MER Thu, 14 Jan 2027, 7:15 pm, Game not started, MES versus HOB David Warner makes another Sandpapergate post, Chadd Sayers says 'everyone knew' In short: David Warner has doubled down on social media, claiming he was not giving all the information before taking the brunt of the punishment for Sandpapergate. asserted
he → start → Sandpapergate
Khawaja sent the cricket world into a spin last week when he claimed in his memoir, Sabr, that the ball-tampering scandal in Cape Town in 2018 was everyone in the team's responsibility. asserted
scandal → send → responsibility
Chadd Sayers, who was part of the 2018 touring squad, said he was comfortable in claiming all members of the team knew sandpaper was being used on the ball. asserted
sandpaper → tour → ball
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