# Australia's Sayers 'took sandpaper from field'

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4 outlets covering · First listed: Yahoo Sports, Nov 15, 2026, 1:32 AM · Read it: <https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/australias-sayers-took-sandpaper-field-073250620.html>

Australia bowler Chadd Sayers says he helped take sandpaper from the field in the match prior to the Cape Town Test and backs Usman Khawaja's recollection over Pat Cummins'.

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 14, 2026, 10:53 PM: [Sayers backs Khawaja's claims on sandpaper, goes against Cummins](<https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1562693.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS>) — ESPNcricinfo (Sports)
  The one-cap Test pace bowler who was part of the South Africa tour is the latest player to say everyone knew of the plans
- Nov 14, 2026, 11:58 PM: [Support for Khawaja as explosive new claims reveal how Australia snuck sandpaper off the field](<https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/everyone-knew-fast-bowler-reveals-sandpaper-was-used-in-earlier-test-20261115-p61e9n.html>) — Sydney Morning Herald (Newspaper, Australia)
  Former Australian fast bowler Chadd Sayers’ memories of ball-tampering practises on the 2018 tour of South Africa align with Usman Khawaja’s, and David Warner’s manager has called for Cricket Australia to release the report that led to three players being suspended.
- Nov 15, 2026, 1:32 AM: [Australia's Sayers 'took sandpaper from field' & rejects Cummins' claims](<https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/c9ly4jm8djy7o>) — BBC Sport (Public broadcaster, United Kingdom)
  Australia bowler Chadd Sayers says he helped take sandpaper from the field in the match prior to the Cape Town Test and backs Usman Khawaja's recollection over Pat Cummins'.
- Nov 15, 2026, 1:32 AM: [Australia's Sayers 'took sandpaper from field'](<https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/australias-sayers-took-sandpaper-field-073250620.html>) — Yahoo Sports (Sports, United States)
  Australia bowler Chadd Sayers says he helped take sandpaper from the field in the match prior to the Cape Town Test and backs Usman Khawaja's recollection over Pat Cummins'.
