Claims and counterclaims about the replacement ball used in the fifth Ashes Test continue to bubble away as an investigation is launched.
Cricket: Usman Khawaja has revealed the drastic difference in the behaviour of the ball after it was changed late on Day 4, following Australia’s loss in the Fifth Ashes Test.
Amid the fallout from the fifth Ashes Test at The Oval, Dilip Jajodia, the owner of Dukes cricket balls, vowed to launch his own investigation after Australian players and commentators questioned the quality of the replacement ball used in the second innings last week.
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Australian batter Usman Khawaja said he raised the issue twice with the umpires, who replaced the ball late on the fourth day after it struck his helmet, declaring it was markedly different from…