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I Feel Slightly Conflicted: Healy On Khawaja's Explosive Sandpaper Claims

Cape Town Test: Reflecting on her husband Mitchell Starc being dragged back into the sandpaper saga, former Australia women's cricket captain Alyssa Healy stated that she is feeling slightly conflicted and it is hard to make a comment on it. In his new book Sabr, which detailed the events of 2018 Sandpapergate, former batter Usman Khawaja claimed that the entire Australian Test team was aware of the use of sandpaper during the 2018 Cape Town Test in South Africa. As revealed in Khawaja's autobiography, the third Test against South Africa in 2018 wasn't the only match in which the Aussies tampered with the ball, also admitting to the use of sandpaper in the second Test. Mitchell Starc, however, rejected Khawaja's explosive claims and stated that he stood by the joint statement released in 2021 with fellow bowlers Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Nathan Lyon denying that the bowlers knew anything about Sandpapergate being taken on the field and the ball being tampered with during the Cape Town Test. Speaking to media at Kayo Sports and Fox Crickets launch event, Healy said, Its a hard one to comment on. At the moment, I feel slightly conflicted, and Im in the middle of it. Its hard to make a comment on it, well see where it goes and if CA do take it forward or how it rolls throughout the media, and Ill make a comment from there. For now, Im just gonna sit and wait and watch it unfold. However, Cricket Australia chief executive Todd Greenberg said there is absolutely no benefit in revisiting the investigation more than eight years after the infamous incident. I watched it eight years ago too. I think the game of cricket as a whole has moved on. (Cricket Australia CEO) Todd Greenbergs statement today about not looking into it any further is a great sign of where we're headed and thats moving forward and looking ahead to this summer, Healy said. However, Cricket Australia chief executive Todd Greenberg said there is absolutely no benefit in revisiting the investigation more than eight years after the infamous incident. Also Read: Special Cricket Stories Article Source: IANS

10 Nov 2026 3:08 pm