Khawaja's Instagram Post

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