The fresh allegations have emerged following the release of Usman Khawaja's autobiography, in which he shared several details about the sandpapergate controversy. Read Also: Ex-Australia PM Malcolm Turnbull hits back at Usman Khawaja over Sandpapergate claims.
Bancroft was caught using a yellow object to alter the conditions of the ball. At the press conference after that day's play, Bancroft told reporters that he had used tape to collect rough pieces from the pitch and rub them on the ball. Smith was also questioned about the move.
Usman Khawaja recalls coach encouraging Cameron Bancroft before ball-tampering scandal
The former Australian opener recalled that the team was in complete confusion that evening and that he, along with team media manager Kate Hutchison, tried to stop Smith from facing the cameras. However, Khawaja shared another incident involving an unnamed coach and Bancroft.
Khawaja writes of the unnamed coach in his book, “With a smile on his face, he said, ‘Bangers, whatever you’re doing, we need more of it.'" It’s wet out there—we just need more of it.' Then I saw Bangers pick up a piece of sandpaper and put it in his pocket. The coach gave both me and Cameron a wry smile of satisfaction and walked away.”
The coach reportedly told them that he did not care what methods were used, but getting a reverse swing was important. He wrote, "We need to get the ball shifting when it gets old. I don’t care what you have to do or how, but we need to get it moving in the air. That’s the only chance we have.”
David Saker believed to be the coach mentioned in Khawaja's book
The sources believe the coach mentioned by Khawaja was Saker. He was Australia's bowling coach at the time and was known for using the word "shifting" when talking about reverse swing.
Notably, Chadd Sayers, who was part of the 2018 South Africa tour and played his only Test in the final match in Johannesburg, has also backed Khawaja’s claims after Warner.
This raised questions about whether the Australian attack, including Pat Cummins, lied about the incident back then.
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