Coach says Bancroft will 'let bat do the talking' after Khawaja bombshell
Usman Khawaja's bombshell claims about the 2018 ball-tampering scandal have sent shock waves through Australian cricket, casting doubt on exactly who knew what.
Fri, 11 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, IAW 117, AAW 4/121
Mon, 14 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, ZIM 235, AUS 8/294
Mon, 14 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, IAW 7/148, AAW 2/178
Wed, 16 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, IAW 161, AAW 5/168
Thu, 17 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, ZIM 272, AUS 6/356
Thu, 17 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, INU 6/182, AUU 7/175
Thu, 17 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, WAU 9/238, SAM 0/58
Fri, 18 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, QUE 7/335, VIC 7/339
Sat, 19 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, ZIM 8/271, AUS 9/272
Sat, 19 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, IAW 6/239, AAW 235
Sat, 19 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, WAU 115, TAS 1/117
Sun, 20 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, INU 7/341, AUU 239
Mon, 21 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, QUE 358, NSW 6/359
Tue, 22 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, IAW 6/338, AAW 8/341
Tue, 22 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, INU 4/255, AUU 254
Tue, 22 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, SAM 7/383, TAS 8/376
Wed, 23 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, SAF 8/297, AUS 230
Thu, 24 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, IAW 6/364, AAW 9/362
Thu, 24 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, INA 334 & 199, AUA 171 & 200
Thu, 24 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, VIC 212, NSW 257
Sat, 26 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, SAF 9/365, AUS 333
Mon, 28 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, INU 494, AUU 217 & 229
Mon, 28 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, SYW 4/168, QUW 167
Mon, 28 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, VIW 8/293, SAS 7/290
Mon, 28 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, WAW 6/236, TAW 232
Tue, 29 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, SAF 4/145, AUS 9/322
Wed, 30 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, IAW 364 & 257, AAW 176 & 164
Wed, 30 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, SYW 174, QUW 4/285
Wed, 30 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, WAW 7/273, TAW 7/299
Thu, 1 Oct, 2:00 pm, Final score, VIW -, SAS -
Thu, 1 Oct, 11:00 pm, Final score, INA 167 & 9/310, AUA 358 & 4/173d
Tue, 6 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, INA 149, AUA 274
Tue, 6 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, QUW 9/266, BAW 7/196
Wed, 7 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, INU 315 & 0/11, AUU 174 & 151
Fri, 9 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, AUW 3/168, BAW 166
Fri, 9 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, INA 206, AUA 275
Sat, 10 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, VIC 244 & 224, SAM 508
Sun, 11 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, AUW 1/222, BAW 6/220
Sun, 11 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, INA 275, AUA 226
Sun, 11 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, NSW 9/500d, TAS 245 & 5/402
Sun, 11 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, WAU 175 & 8/201, QUE 307 & 68
Mon, 12 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, VIC 241, SAM 311
Mon, 12 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, HHW 7/127, ACM 100
Mon, 12 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, SSW 3/136, BHW 90
Mon, 12 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, MRW 7/138, PSW 4/139
Mon, 12 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, STW 3/79, MSW 78
Tue, 13 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, SAF 284 & 206, AUS 390 & 6/314d
Tue, 13 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, NSW 158, TAS 203
Tue, 13 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, WAU 246, QUE 261
Tue, 13 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, SSW 3/78, ACM 7/77
Tue, 13 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, ASW 4/183, PSW 8/182
Tue, 13 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, STW -, BHW -
Wed, 14 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, AUW 2/175, BAW 172
Wed, 14 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, MRW 4/180, MSW 6/179
Wed, 14 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, ASW 5/165, HHW 8/136
Fri, 16 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, BHW 4/86, ACM 83
Sat, 17 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, SAM 7/397, QUE 271
Sat, 17 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, HHW 5/136, PSW 8/166
Sat, 17 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, STW 5/122, MRW 9/121
Sat, 17 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, ACM 4/129, MSW 6/132
Sat, 17 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, SSW 9/105, ASW 6/143
Sun, 18 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, AUW 8/165, NZW 2/162
Sun, 18 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, MRW 2/132, HHW 8/129
Sun, 18 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, BHW 129, ASW 6/139
Sun, 18 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, STW 2/93, PSW 92
Sun, 18 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, SSW 8/155, MSW 5/158
Sun, 18 Oct, 7:15 pm, Live score, AUW -, BAW -
Tue, 20 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, AUW 7/167, NZW 8/127
Tue, 20 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, ASW 6/116, PSW 5/118
Tue, 20 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, STW 9/152, SSW 6/153
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Wed, 21 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, SAM 203 & 145, QUE 238 & 4/114
Wed, 21 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, PSW 7/134, SSW 8/149
Thu, 22 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, SAF 9/425d, AUS 99 & 295 f/o
Thu, 22 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, AUW -, NZW 2/11
Thu, 22 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, TAS 241 & 236, VIC 207 & 266
Thu, 22 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, WAU 339 & 9/244, NSW 6/440d & 5/262d
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Sat, 24 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, TAS 137, VIC 7/304
Sat, 24 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, WAU 293, NSW 8/371
Thu, 29 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, MRW 9/138, STW 4/140
Thu, 29 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, MSW 4/192, HHW 8/174
Fri, 30 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, BHW 5/154, SSW 6/157
Fri, 30 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, AU6 3/135, ONG 4/107
Fri, 30 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, EN6 0/121, AU6 4/159
Sat, 31 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, SAF 329 & 387, AUS 429 & 111
Sat, 31 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, ASW 2/185, MSW 7/164
Sat, 31 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, PSW 1/138, MRW 6/136
Sat, 31 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, SAM 154 & 316, WAU 5/406d & 169
Sat, 31 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, AU6 3/141, UE6 6/88
Sun, 1 Nov, 12:00 am, Final score, STW 4/180, BHW 5/178
Sun, 1 Nov, 12:00 am, Final score, SSW 8/196, HHW 109
Sun, 1 Nov, 12:00 am, Final score, TAS 427, NSW 202 & 144 f/o
Sun, 1 Nov, 12:00 am, Final score, AU6 5/115, AF6 2/119
Mon, 2 Nov, 12:00 am, Final score, MSW 109, PSW 9/124
Tue, 3 Nov, 12:00 am, Final score, QUE 280 & 3/75, VIC 307 & 173
Wed, 4 Nov, 12:00 am, Final score, HHW 7/154, MRW 6/155
Thu, 5 Nov, 12:00 am, Final score, ASW 5/170, BHW 4/184
Thu, 5 Nov, 12:00 am, Final score, STW 166, PSW 3/183
Fri, 6 Nov, 12:00 am, Final score, MSW 7/159, SSW 5/160
Sat, 7 Nov, 12:00 am, Final score, MRW 3/188, ASW 8/152
Sat, 7 Nov, 12:00 am, Final score, BHW 6/119, HHW 9/116
Sat, 7 Nov, 12:00 am, Final score, WAU 159, ENG 251
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Western Australia coach Beau Casson has hailed Cameron Bancroft's professionalism after the 2018 sandpaper incident was revisited on Saturday.
Usman Khawaja claimed the entire squad knew about the ball-tampering plot, for which Bancroft was caught and banned for nine months.
Bancroft will play for Western Australia at the MCG in the Sheffield Shield this week.
Cameron Bancroft is being backed to let his "bat do the talking" in the wake of Usman Khawaja's bombshell revelations about the sandpaper ball-tampering scandal from 2018.
Khawaja sent the cricket world into a spin on Saturday when he said the entire Test XI knew about the use of sandpaper to alter the state of the ball on the tour of South Africa.
The comments were in stark contrast to the findings from the official investigation, which determined only David Warner, Steve Smith and Bancroft knew about the plot.
Bancroft, who was caught on camera during the Cape Town Test trying to hide the sandpaper in his pants, received a nine-month suspension, while senior figures Warner and Smith were banned for a year.
Khawaja said he had urged the entire team at the time to take collective responsibility rather than scapegoating Warner, Smith and Bancroft.
"Obviously, it didn't work that way and those three guys got crucified," Khawaja told Nine Newspapers.
Bancroft played only two more Tests once he served his ban, and recently said he was no longer as motivated to return to the Test arena as he once was.
The 33-year-old put aside the distraction of Khawaja's comments on Saturday to score 32 off 40 balls in Western Australia's 92-run one-day loss to England at the WACA.
After the match, WA coach Beau Casson praised Bancroft's maturity in the face of renewed interest in the ball-tampering scandal.
"He's a grown man and a very mature guy," Casson said.
"I think he's handled himself with distinction in that space. I don't see it changing anytime soon."
Bancroft wasn't made available to media on Saturday to talk about Khawaja's comments, and it remains to be seen whether he will eventually address the latest revelations.
"The situation was a long time ago," Casson said.
"He's keen to move on and let his bat do the talking, and that's what we promote him to do."
Cricket Australia says it remains comfortable with the past investigation of the incident, but left the door open for new information to be considered.
Bancroft will be back in action when WA takes on Victoria in a Sheffield Shield match at the MCG, starting on Wednesday.
"We're just rapt to be able to have Cameron scoring runs for us," Casson said.
"Last week was a really good example of that [when he scored 186 in a Shield win against South Australia].
"He leaves nothing to chance. He trains hard, not only technically but physically. If he's not running miles, he's thinking about cricket.
"He's a senior player within this group, and he certainly sets the example of how to go about it to be a professional cricketer."
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