Usman Khawaja claims the entire Australian team knew about the sandpaper ball-tampering plot during the 2018 Test series against South Africa, including the final Test in Cape Town. Darren Lehmann rejected Khawaja’s claim about the team’s knowledge but said ball tampering was widespread before that day. A Cricket Australia investigation had previously found only Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft knew of the plot in advance.
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