Khawaja says he has thrown nobody 'under the bus'
Usman Khawaja has revealed Steve Smith talked him out of going public with claims of widespread knowledge around ball-tampering during the 2018 saga.
Fri, 11 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, IAW 117, AAW 4/121
Mon, 14 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, ZIM 235, AUS 8/294
Mon, 14 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, IAW 7/148, AAW 2/178
Wed, 16 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, IAW 161, AAW 5/168
Thu, 17 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, ZIM 272, AUS 6/356
Thu, 17 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, INU 6/182, AUU 7/175
Thu, 17 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, WAU 9/238, SAM 0/58
Fri, 18 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, QUE 7/335, VIC 7/339
Sat, 19 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, ZIM 8/271, AUS 9/272
Sat, 19 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, IAW 6/239, AAW 235
Sat, 19 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, WAU 115, TAS 1/117
Sun, 20 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, INU 7/341, AUU 239
Mon, 21 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, QUE 358, NSW 6/359
Tue, 22 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, IAW 6/338, AAW 8/341
Tue, 22 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, INU 4/255, AUU 254
Tue, 22 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, SAM 7/383, TAS 8/376
Wed, 23 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, SAF 8/297, AUS 230
Thu, 24 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, IAW 6/364, AAW 9/362
Thu, 24 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, INA 334 & 199, AUA 171 & 200
Thu, 24 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, VIC 212, NSW 257
Sat, 26 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, SAF 9/365, AUS 333
Mon, 28 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, INU 494, AUU 217 & 229
Mon, 28 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, SYW 4/168, QUW 167
Mon, 28 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, VIW 8/293, SAS 7/290
Mon, 28 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, WAW 6/236, TAW 232
Tue, 29 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, SAF 4/145, AUS 9/322
Wed, 30 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, IAW 364 & 257, AAW 176 & 164
Wed, 30 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, SYW 174, QUW 4/285
Wed, 30 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, WAW 7/273, TAW 7/299
Thu, 1 Oct, 2:00 pm, Final score, VIW -, SAS -
Thu, 1 Oct, 11:00 pm, Final score, INA 167 & 9/310, AUA 358 & 4/173d
Tue, 6 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, INA 149, AUA 274
Tue, 6 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, QUW 9/266, BAW 7/196
Wed, 7 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, INU 315 & 0/11, AUU 174 & 151
Fri, 9 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, AUW 3/168, BAW 166
Fri, 9 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, INA 206, AUA 275
Sat, 10 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, VIC 244 & 224, SAM 508
Sun, 11 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, AUW 1/222, BAW 6/220
Sun, 11 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, INA 275, AUA 226
Sun, 11 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, NSW 9/500d, TAS 245 & 5/402
Sun, 11 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, WAU 175 & 8/201, QUE 307 & 68
Mon, 12 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, VIC 241, SAM 311
Mon, 12 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, HHW 7/127, ACM 100
Mon, 12 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, SSW 3/136, BHW 90
Mon, 12 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, MRW 7/138, PSW 4/139
Mon, 12 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, STW 3/79, MSW 78
Tue, 13 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, SAF 284 & 206, AUS 390 & 6/314d
Tue, 13 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, NSW 158, TAS 203
Tue, 13 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, WAU 246, QUE 261
Tue, 13 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, SSW 3/78, ACM 7/77
Tue, 13 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, ASW 4/183, PSW 8/182
Tue, 13 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, STW -, BHW -
Wed, 14 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, AUW 2/175, BAW 172
Wed, 14 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, MRW 4/180, MSW 6/179
Wed, 14 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, ASW 5/165, HHW 8/136
Fri, 16 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, BHW 4/86, ACM 83
Sat, 17 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, SAM 7/397, QUE 271
Sat, 17 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, HHW 5/136, PSW 8/166
Sat, 17 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, STW 5/122, MRW 9/121
Sat, 17 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, ACM 4/129, MSW 6/132
Sat, 17 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, SSW 9/105, ASW 6/143
Sun, 18 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, AUW 8/165, NZW 2/162
Sun, 18 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, MRW 2/132, HHW 8/129
Sun, 18 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, BHW 129, ASW 6/139
Sun, 18 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, STW 2/93, PSW 92
Sun, 18 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, SSW 8/155, MSW 5/158
Sun, 18 Oct, 7:15 pm, Live score, AUW -, BAW -
Tue, 20 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, AUW 7/167, NZW 8/127
Tue, 20 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, ASW 6/116, PSW 5/118
Tue, 20 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, STW 9/152, SSW 6/153
Tue, 20 Oct, 7:15 pm, Live score, AUW -, BAW -
Wed, 21 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, SAM 203 & 145, QUE 238 & 4/114
Wed, 21 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, PSW 7/134, SSW 8/149
Thu, 22 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, SAF 9/425d, AUS 99 & 295 f/o
Thu, 22 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, AUW -, NZW 2/11
Thu, 22 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, TAS 241 & 236, VIC 207 & 266
Thu, 22 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, WAU 339 & 9/244, NSW 6/440d & 5/262d
Thu, 22 Oct, 7:15 pm, Live score, AUW -, BAW -
Sat, 24 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, TAS 137, VIC 7/304
Sat, 24 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, WAU 293, NSW 8/371
Thu, 29 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, MRW 9/138, STW 4/140
Thu, 29 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, MSW 4/192, HHW 8/174
Fri, 30 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, BHW 5/154, SSW 6/157
Fri, 30 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, AU6 3/135, ONG 4/107
Fri, 30 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, EN6 0/121, AU6 4/159
Sat, 31 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, SAF 329 & 387, AUS 429 & 111
Sat, 31 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, ASW 2/185, MSW 7/164
Sat, 31 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, PSW 1/138, MRW 6/136
Sat, 31 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, SAM 154 & 316, WAU 5/406d & 169
Sat, 31 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, AU6 3/141, UE6 6/88
Sun, 1 Nov, 12:00 am, Final score, STW 4/180, BHW 5/178
Sun, 1 Nov, 12:00 am, Final score, SSW 8/196, HHW 109
Sun, 1 Nov, 12:00 am, Final score, TAS 427, NSW 202 & 144 f/o
Sun, 1 Nov, 12:00 am, Final score, AU6 5/115, AF6 2/119
Mon, 2 Nov, 12:00 am, Final score, MSW 109, PSW 9/124
Tue, 3 Nov, 12:00 am, Final score, QUE 280 & 3/75, VIC 307 & 173
Wed, 4 Nov, 12:00 am, Final score, HHW 7/154, MRW 6/155
Thu, 5 Nov, 12:00 am, Final score, ASW 5/170, BHW 4/184
Thu, 5 Nov, 12:00 am, Final score, STW 166, PSW 3/183
Fri, 6 Nov, 12:00 am, Final score, MSW 7/159, SSW 5/160
Sat, 7 Nov, 12:00 am, Final score, MRW 3/188, ASW 8/152
Sat, 7 Nov, 12:00 am, Final score, BHW 6/119, HHW 9/116
Sat, 7 Nov, 12:00 am, Final score, WAU 159, ENG 251
Sun, 8 Nov, 12:00 am, Live score, SSW -, STW -
Sun, 8 Nov, 12:00 am, Live score, PSW -, MSW -
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Wed, 6 Jan 2027, 7:15 pm, Game not started, ADE versus MER
Thu, 7 Jan 2027, 7:15 pm, Game not started, MES versus SYS
Usman Khawaja has defended the timing of his bombshell revelations about how many people knew about the plot to rough up the ball with sandpaper during the Cape Town Test in 2018.
In a lengthy Instagram post, Khawaja said Steve Smith convinced him not to come forward with the revelations earlier.
Khawaja said the fact he had held back the book until after Australia's Test return to South Africa last month was proof this was not a money-making venture.
Usman Khawaja insists he has not thrown anyone under the bus with his bombshell ball-tampering revelations that have rocked Australian cricket.
One day on from admitting sandpaper had been used in the Test prior to Cape Town 2018 and the entire team was responsible, Khawaja defended the timing of his claims.
In a five-minute long Instagram explanation, Khawaja revealed he had planned to go public with the details days after the incident before the suspended Steve Smith talked him out of it.
He also detailed how he made another attempt to ensure the entire team took the blame for it in 2021, before a public statement from the bowlers denied any knowledge.
But Khawaja said he had made a promise with his childhood friend David Warner to spill the details of the saga post-retirement in his book, believing Warner, Smith and Cameron Bancroft had taken the fall for the entire team.
"I haven't thrown anyone under the bus," Khawaja said.
"The guys that are currently in the team right now and the other people that were there on the South African tour, including me, we're not the victims.
"These three guys took the blame for all of us. They're the victims … people telling them that they're cheats, getting nailed by the crowd. Public humiliation."
Extracts from Khawaja's memoir Sabr, which will be released on Tuesday, detail how an Australian player applied sandpaper to a ball in the change room in the second Test against South Africa at St George's Park in 2018.
When teammates saw how scuffed up one side became, they realised how much it would swing and Khawaja claims Bancroft volunteered to use the substance.
While Khawaja says that was initially only done at the start of sessions when entering the field, the tactic then expanded to on field in the next Test in Cape Town.
Khawaja also alleges in the book that a member of Australia's coaching staff had encouraged Bancroft to ramp up whatever he was doing with the ball, before the West Australian was caught by cameras and eventually umpires.
In the post on Sunday, Khawaja said he would "not deny" that everyone knew, and revealed how he wanted to go public in 2018 once Smith, Warner and Bancroft were suspended.
"I told Smudge [Smith] that I was going to come clean to the media," Khawaja said.
"I couldn't believe the penalties he got. But Smudge being the man and leader he was, he talked me out of it.
"He wanted to take the blame. I argued with him, but he was having none of it. That's the first time I try to come out."
Khawaja claimed he spoke extensively with then-coach Justin Langer and Todd Greenberg in 2021 about the team taking collective responsibility, with Greenberg then CEO of the players' union before becoming boss of Cricket Australia.
The 39-year-old then said he never felt comfortable talking about it while back in the Australian team from 2022.
But he argued the fact he had held back the book until after Australia's Test return to South Africa last month was proof this was not a money-making venture.
"Call me a chicken or whatever you want. I didn't know how to do it because I was still in the team," Khawaja said.
"I was always conscious of putting my team first, but I'm not in that team anymore. What I say now isn't a reflection of them anymore.
"I stuck up for all cricketers in the past with the ACA [players' union] fighting for what I thought was right. This is no different.
"These three guys deserve justice and I haven't pointed fingers at anyone."
Khawaja has also been critical of Cricket Australia (CA) over its handling of the investigation into Cape Town, and that he was not interviewed.
CA has maintained it is "comfortable" with its findings from 2018 that only Warner, Smith and Bancroft knew of the idea.
Other players including bowlers Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Nathan Lyon distanced themselves from the incident, insisting they had no knowledge "of a foreign substance" being taken on the field.
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