Cricket Australia chief Todd Greenberg on Tuesday ruled out reopening the sandpaper-gate ball-tampering probe. He said, "We don't see any compelling reason to open the investigation or revisit this again." The decision follows Usman Khawaja’s new book, which claims the 2018 cheating plot was common knowledge throughout the entire team.
Cricket Australia chief Todd Greenberg on Tuesday ruled out reopening the investigation into the sandpaper-gate ball-tampering scandal, saying he did not see "any compelling reason" for a new probe.
Opening batter Usman Khawaja said in his autobiography that the 2018 plot had been common knowledge throughout the team and not limited to a small number of players.
The book, released on Tuesday, has reignited the debate over the cheating controversy, in which Australian players were caught using sandpaper to make the ball swing against South Africa.
Greenberg said he would consider Khawaja's revelations -- which were on Monday backed as "100 per cent accurate" by fellow opener David Warner -- but said there was no need for further action.
"We don't see any compelling reason to open the investigation or revisit this again," he told radio station SEN.
"I don't think there's anything that can be gained from that."
Captain Steve Smith, his deputy Warner and Cameron Bancroft were sent home in disgrace after the ball tampering was exposed.
A Cricket Australia investigation found they were the only three players with prior knowledge of the plot.
But Khawaja, who retired this year after 88 Tests, tells a different story in a chapter dedicated to the scandal in his book "Sabr".