Cricket Australia Says No to New Ball Tampering Inquiry
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Cricket Australia will not open a new investigation. The old investigation was about ball tampering in 2018. This news comes after a new book by cricket player Usman Khawaja.
Cricket Australia said there is no 'compelling reason' for a new inquiry. A compelling reason is a very strong reason. The old case is now closed again.
The ball tampering happened in 2018. Players changed the cricket ball in a wrong way. This is called ball tampering. It is against the rules of cricket.
Usman Khawaja's new book talks about the old event. He says the story 'has never been about commercial gain'. Commercial gain means making money from something.
Cricket Australia looked at the old case again after the book came out. But they decided not to start a new investigation. An investigation is when people look closely at facts.
The 2018 event was a big scandal in cricket. A scandal is something bad that many people talk about. It made many cricket fans upset.
Cricket Australia is the group that controls cricket in Australia. They make rules and decide about teams and players.
Many people still talk about the 2018 event today. The new book has brought the story back into the news.
Vocabulary15 words
- compelling
- very strong; important
- ball tampering
- changing a cricket ball in a way that breaks the rules
- investigation
- looking closely at facts to find the truth
- scandal
- a bad event that many people talk about
- inquiry
- an official check into something
- commercial gain
- making money from something
- claims
- things a person says are true
- reignited
- started again
- controversy
- a big disagreement about something
- release
- when a new book or product becomes available
- player
- a person who plays a sport
- rules
- things you must do or not do
- decision
- a choice someone makes
- book
- pages with writing, put together
- event
- something that happens
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1. Not to open a new investigation 2. — 3. False
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Cricket Australia will not open a new _____.
The old investigation was about _____ _____ in 2018.
This news comes after a new book by cricket player Usman _____.
Cricket Australia said there is no '_____ reason' for a new inquiry.
The old case is now _____ again.
Usman Khawaja's new book talks about the old _____.
He says the story 'has never been about _____ gain'.
The 2018 event was a big _____ in cricket.
Cricket Australia is the group that controls _____ in Australia.
The new book has brought the story back into the _____.
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