Khawaja’s ‘sandpapergate’ revelations
Test Match Special · Nov 9, 2026 · 55:50
Test Match Special · Nov 9, 2026 · 55:50
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Usman Khawaja has claimed the entire Australian team knew about the use of sandpaper to tamper with the ball during their 2018 test match against South Africa in Cape Town. He also claims the team used sandpaper in the test match before that too. This was all revealed in extracts from his new autobiography.
Mark Chapman is joined by Sir Alastair Cook, Phil Tufnell and Jason Gillespie to discuss what the fallout from this is, what the reaction in Australia is, and what the impact on the team will be.
The team also discuss Australia’s 2-1 test defeat in South Africa and, the England squad for their test in South Africa in December, which includes uncapped spinner Liam Patterson-White.
