- Former Australian cricketer Usman Khawaja has claimed in his forthcoming autobiography Sabr that the entire national team was aware of the 2018 ball-tampering plot during the Test match against South Africa in Cape Town.
- Responding to initial coverage on Instagram, Khawaja denied throwing his former team-mates “under the bus”, arguing that Steve Smith, David Warner, and Cameron Bancroft unfairly took the blame for the entire squad's collective responsibility.
- Khawaja revealed that he had attempted to come clean to the media when the original sanctions were handed down, but then-captain Steve Smith insisted on taking the fall and talked him out of speaking up.
- Explaining his decision to wait until after his retirement to publish the allegations, Khawaja stated he previously prioritised protecting the team while still an active player.
- Former Australia coach Darren Lehmann has denied Khawaja's claims of widespread knowledge within the squad, though he admitted that ball-tampering was a prominent feature of international cricket during that period.
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