I haven't thrown anyone under the bus - Khawaja
Summary
Usman Khawaja said the Australia team should share responsibility for the 2018 ball-tampering plot, but denied that he had “thrown anyone under the bus.” He said he was not speaking for other players, while several teammates and former coach Darren Lehmann have denied knowing about the plan to use sandpaper on the ball.Key Facts
- Khawaja made the comments in his autobiography, Sabr, and an interview with the Sydney Morning Herald.
- The scandal involved using sandpaper to alter the ball during the third Test against South Africa in Cape Town in 2018.
- Captain Steve Smith, vice-captain David Warner and Cameron Bancroft were the players punished at the time.
- Khawaja said responsibility should have extended across the team and its wider set-up.
- Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Nathan Lyon said in a 2021 statement that they did not know a foreign substance had been taken onto the field.
- Former Australia coach Darren Lehmann said he did not think everyone knew about the plot.
- Khawaja said he waited to discuss his account publicly because he was still playing for Australia and did not want to be the first to speak.
- Cricket Australia said people have had ongoing opportunities to provide relevant information, but the governing body has not indicated that it plans to reopen its investigation.
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