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Cricket Australia rejects ball-tampering probe reopen

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Cricket Australia CEO Todd Greenberg has dismissed calls to reopen the 2018 ball-tampering investigation, stating there is no compelling reason to revisit the case. The comments follow former batsman Usman Khawaja's claims in his autobiography that the entire team was aware of sandpaper use during the third Test against South Africa. Greenberg said he had not read the book but expressed respect for Khawaja's version of events.

However, he maintained the original investigation found the bowling attack was unaware of the ball-tampering. "We don't see any compelling reason to open the investigation.

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