David Warner has broken his silence after Usman Khawaja’s explosive claims on the Sandpapergate scandal, unequivocally throwing his support behind his former teammate.

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Warner took to Instagram to address the fallout after extracts from Khawaja’s upcoming book, Sabr, were published over the weekend that reopened wounds from the 2018 ball-tampering scandal.

Khawaja himself also posted on social media over the weekend in the wake of the backlash, declaring he made a “promise” to Warner to “tell the truth” on the saga.

Now, Warner himself has come out and backed Khawaja while accusing Cricket Australia of a “rushed and botched” interview process while investigating the ball-tampering claims.

“It’s been eight years since I’ve spoken on this topic and Uzzie, I throw my full support behind you,” Warner said in the Instagram post.

“I thank you for what you’ve done. It’s 100 per cent accurate what you’ve said. Everyone knows the truth. It’s out there. People wanted to know it.

“You’ve come out and said it and now people are saying why eight years on? Talking about selling a book. This is Usman’s story. This is what Usman believes.

“Uzzie wrote down every single thing from that day on. Uzzie, thank you.

“Now, this whole interview process was rushed and botched. Uzzie was sitting next to Cameron Bancroft. Uzzie was not interviewed. How is that a thorough investigation? It baffles me.

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“We’re not here to point fingers and we’re not opening old wounds. It’s about accountability, transparency and ensuring the truth is properly examined and perhaps it’s time people stop scrutinising the person asking for accountability and start asking those responsible of the investigation to provide it.

“Now, there was (sic) a lot of statements and inaccuracies over the last eight years that were out in the media by people and there were a lot of people who stayed silent.

“The last couple of days I’ve been talking to my daughters and that’s why it’s taken me a couple of days to get this out because I’ve had to tell them exactly what had happened, especially my 12-year-old Ivy wanted to know why we were holding her, why there were so many cameras, why we were crying on TV.

“That was a hard thing to do. But one thing I did say is girls, tell the truth. Because lies will eventually get out. That was a very tough time.

“This is for everyone in Australia. It’s been the question that everyone’s been asking. Uzzie, you’ve said it how it is. It’s 100 per cent accurate. It’s been a tough time for my family and Steven and Cameron no doubt.

“But this is what needed to come out. I fully support that Uzzie.”

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