Tense moment Usman Khawaja refuses to give a straight answer on whether all his teammates knew about ball-tampering during grilling by ABC reporter

Former Australian cricketer Usman Khawaja refused to directly answer whether current captain Pat Cummins had prior knowledge of the 2018 sandpaper plot during an interview on ABC's 7.30 with Sarah Ferguson. Khawaja recently published a book alleging the entire national team knew about the ball-tampering scheme during Australia's 2018 Test tour of South Africa. Despite persistent questioning, he declined to elaborate further, explaining he did not want to inflame the situation or name individuals.

Cricket Australia chief executive Todd Greenberg ruled out reopening the investigation, which originally sanctioned only Cameron Bancroft, Steve Smith, and David Warner. Warner supported Khawaja's claims on social media, while bowler Mitchell Starc maintained his past denial. Khawaja insisted he only shared the claims after retiring from international cricket in January so he would no longer speak for the team.