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Hussain calls 'Sandpapergate' affair a 'complete mess'

Headline via Sky Sports · first report 11 Nov, 17:45 IST, latest 11 Nov, 22:55 IST

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2 independent news organisations have reported this story. The first report we saw came from Sky Sports at 11 Nov, 17:45 IST; the latest is from CricTracker at 11 Nov, 22:55 IST. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details: read each report through the links below.

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First report11 Nov, 17:45 IST
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Sky Sports' Nasser Hussain has called the Australia 'Sandpapergate' affair and its subsequent explosive fallout a "complete mess".
Hussain has described the renewed controversy surrounding Australia's 2018 ball-tampering scandal as deeply troubling, following explosive claims in Usman Khawaja's autobiography.

Quoted from the newsrooms’ own feeds, with their names and links. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details.

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