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Cricket scandal rocks Australia
Australia's cricket team admitted to using a sandpaper ball tampering plot during the 2018 Test series in South Africa, reports The Guardian.
In a revealing interview, Steve Smith's teammate Usman Khawaja confirmed that the entire team was aware of the scheme, BBC notes.
The revelations come amid ongoing scrutiny of Australian cricket's integrity and have sparked calls for accountability across the sport, per Sydney Morning Herald.
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theguardian.com · 7 Nov‘It was all of us’: Khawaja says entire Australia team knew about sandpaper ball tampering plot
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news.ssbcrack.com · 6 NovKhawaja reveals discussions on ball tampering during South Africa Test series
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bbc.com · 6 NovWhole Australia team knew of sandpaper use - Khawaja
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smh.com.au · 6 Nov‘It was all of us’: Khawaja blows the whistle on more sandpaper use in South Africa in 2018Why E9 —
E9E14 places every story on a stack of fifteen floors, from the fields under everything to the planet acting as one. This one sits on E9, cultures; the pressure it names: cricket scandal.
Here it turns on cultures: cricket team, sandpaper ball tampering, Test series and teammate Usman Khawaja.
The floor of culture and meaning. In this briefing: cricket team, sandpaper ball tampering, Test series, teammate Usman Khawaja, Steve Smith, integrity, accountability, sport.