Khawaja's Instagram Post — Кассета

Usman Khawaja has doubled down. In a lengthy Instagram post responding to the fallout from his book's revelations about Sandpapergate, Khawaja attempts to explain why he stayed quiet, why he believes the entire team should share responsibility, and why he thinks Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft deserve justice. But does his explanation actually stack up? Menners goes through the Instagram post point by point, highlighting the contradictions, questioning Khawaja's motives and asking what he hopes to achieve by reopening the controversy eight years later. There's also a look at Michael Vaughan's warning that the revelations could destabilise Australia ahead of next year's Ashes, the potential impact on Pat Cummins and the senior players, and confirmation that Marnus Labuschagne won't be considered for the first Test. Timecodes (1:43) Khawaja blames the media as the controversy escalates (2:16) Did everyone know? The contradiction at the heart of his argument (6:34) Why now? Khawaja explains why he stayed quiet (8:57) Why he didn't speak out while still playing for Australia (11:07) Khawaja insists his comments won't affect the current team (12:47) Smith, Warner and Bancroft are the victims? Menners responds (16:30) The promise to David Warner and the question of justice (18:00) Michael Vaughan's Ashes warning and the potential damage to Australia #UsmanKhawaja #Sandpapergate #AustralianCricket Cricket Unfiltered Merchandise is Here! We’ve launched our official Cricket Unfiltered merch store thanks to a brilliant partnership with Exactamundo , a longtime supporter of the show. 🛒 Shop now: https://www.chickensaltoftheearth.com/shop/category/Cricket-Unfiltered?c=5469591 🎁 Use Promo Code: CU10 for 10% off your first order! From caps to tees, rep your love of cricket with some top-quality gear. Exactamundo is a video, animation, design and content production company. They produce digital signage, on-screen graphics, sideline animations and videos for sports teams like the Central Coast Mariners in the A-League, Manly Sea Eagles in the NRL and numerous American NBA, NFL and MLB teams. They also create high quality videos and animations for the corporate world, such as product promos and explainer videos. Check them out at exactamundo.com.au Get the inserted AD’s FREE VERSION of the show on our Patreon Page Subscribe to our YouTube page for live streams: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk7koDKpKxe0e3yC7NXQx6Q Linktree for listening on podcast apps and finding us on social media: https://linktr.ee/cricketunfiltered Show twitter: https://twitter.com/auscricketpod Menners on twitter: https://twitter.com/amenners TIKTOK: @cricketunfiltered Sponsorship enquiries for host read ads: andrew@piccolopodcasts.com.au Email the show your cricket takes: cricketunfilteredpodcast@gmail.com Piccolo Podcasts: https://piccolopodcasts.com.au/ Founder Andrew Menczel. The first episode aired