Warner claims three key bowlers were not questioned about sandpaper
David Warner alleges that Hazlewood, Starc and Lyon were not interviewed by Cricket Australia in its 2018 probe into the ball-tampering scandal.
David Warner has doubled down on his criticism of the 2018 investigation into the sandpaper scandal. He claims it was incomplete and possibly predetermined.
Warner posted on Instagram that Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc and Nathan Lyon were never questioned by Cricket Australia. Yet CA insists the four main bowlers from that Cape Town Test did not know about the tampering plan.
Warner suggests this makes no sense. Pat Cummins appears to have been the only one of the main four actually interviewed.
Dr Simon Longstaff ran the ethics review at the time. He told Nine that players largely remained silent when asked if they had more to say, leaving him with "a blank wall".
CA responded that all players were given the chance to speak then and have had eight years to come forward.
- 2018
- Investigation year
- Hazlewood, Starc, Lyon
- Bowlers allegedly not interviewed
- Warner, Smith, Bancroft
- Players banned
- Dr Simon Longstaff
- Ethics review lead
Why it mattersThe credibility and completeness of the investigation that led to major bans for Warner, Steve Smith and Cam Bancroft is now publicly questioned.
AustraliaThe sandpaper scandal remains one of Australian cricket's biggest controversies; these claims could force a review of what really happened and who knew.
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