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Cricket Australia chief Todd Greenberg on Tuesday ruled out reopening the investigation into the sandpapergate ball-tampering scandal, saying he did not see \u201cany compelling reason\u201d for a new probe.<\/strong><\/p>\n Opening batsman 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.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n Greenberg said he would consider Khawaja\u2019s revelations \u2014 which were on Monday backed as \u201c100 percent accurate\u201d by fellow opener David Warner \u2014 but said there was no need for further action.<\/p>\n \u201cWe don\u2019t see any compelling reason to open the investigation or revisit this again,\u201d he told radio station SEN.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t think there\u2019s anything that can be gained from that.\u201d<\/p>\n Captain Steve Smith, his deputy Warner and Cameron Bancroft were sent home in disgrace after the ball tampering was exposed.<\/p>\n A Cricket Australia investigation found they were the only three players with prior knowledge of the plot.<\/p>\n But Khawaja, who retired this year after 88 Tests, tells a different story in a chapter dedicated to the scandal in his book \u201cSabr\u201d.<\/p>\n \u2018It was all of us\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cIt was all of us. Not the batters, not the bowlers, not the staff. All of us,\u201d he told the Sydney Morning Herald at the weekend ahead of the book\u2019s release this week.<\/p>\n Pat Cummins, now Australia captain, and fellow bowlers Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Nathan Lyon all denied publicly in 2021 that they knew about the plot.<\/p>\n Darren Lehmann, who was head coach at the time, has also denied there was widespread knowledge among the players.<\/p>\n But close friend Warner on Monday released an Instagram video where he said he agreed with Khawaja\u2019s version of events.<\/p>\n \u201cUzzie, I throw my full support behind you. I thank you for what you\u2019ve done,\u201d said Warner, who was suspended for 12 months from cricket and received a life ban from any future captaincy or leadership roles for his part in the scandal.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s 100 percent accurate what you\u2019ve said. Now everyone knows the truth. It\u2019s out there. People wanted to know it. You\u2019ve come out and said it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cThis isn\u2019t about reopening old wounds,\u201d added Warner, who retired in 2024 after 112 Tests for Australia.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s about acknowledging that some wounds never properly healed. I stand with my brother Usman Khawaja.<\/p>\n \u201cSpeaking your truth takes courage, especially when people would rather you stay silent.\u201d<\/p>\n Smith was banned for a year and sacked as captain over his part in the furore during the third Test in Cape Town. Bancroft was slapped with a nine-month ban.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n