Former batting coach Hick fires back at Khawaja's sandpaper allegations
Former batting coach Graeme Hick has denied involvement in the 2018 ball-tampering scandal after Usman Khawaja's book allegations.
Graeme Hick, Australia's batting coach from 2016 to 2020, has slammed Usman Khawaja's claims in his new book Sabr as absolutely false. Khawaja alleged that coaches were aware of the sandpaper plot during the infamous 2018 South African tour.
Hick told the Sydney Morning Herald he was disappointed. Hick stressed he had no knowledge of ball-tampering in Port Elizabeth or Cape Town.
My first knowledge of all this was, like many, when it appeared on the big screen, he said. David Warner supported Khawaja's version of events, but Mitchell Starc and Darren Lehmann have dismissed the claims.
Cricket Australia will not reopen its investigation.
- 2018
- Scandal year
- 2016 to 2020
- Hick's tenure
- Port Elizabeth, Cape Town
- Locations named
- 6 years
- Years ago
Why it mattersThe scandal that rocked Australian cricket six years ago remains contentious, with fresh allegations now reaching the coaching staff.
AustraliaOne of Australian sport's biggest scandals is resurging with new claims about who knew what during the 2018 incident.
