Now go after the rest of the cheating Aussies: Usman Khawaja’s explosive claims bring more shame onto a team who were cowardly as well as complicit – they must surely be punished and captain Pat Cummins cannot escape, writes OLIVER HOLT

Oliver Holt argues that Australia's cricket team must face further punishment following revelations from batsman Usman Khawaja regarding the 2018 Sandpapergate scandal. In his upcoming autobiography, Khawaja claims the entire team was complicit in the ball-tampering scheme during the Test series in South Africa. Only Steve Smith, David Warner, and Cameron Bancroft were previously banned, while Holt asserts that current captain Pat Cummins and other teammates evaded accountability.

Holt contends that Cricket Australia should penalize the remaining players who participated in the Cape Town match, including key bowlers Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, and Nathan Lyon. The bowlers had previously issued a joint statement in 2021 denying any prior knowledge of ball tampering. Holt suggests these new allegations severely compromise Cummins' leadership authority ahead of an upcoming Ashes tour to England.