Australia's Khawaja says not seeking witch hunt over 'Sandpapergate'

Former Australia opening batsman Usman Khawaja denied trying to spark a "witch hunt" over Sandpapergate, as calls grow to reopen a probe into the ball-tampering scandal.

Khawaja said in his autobiography released on Tuesday that the 2018 plot had been common knowledge throughout the team and not limited to a small number of players.

The book has reignited the debate over the cheating controversy in which Australian players were caught using sandpaper to make the ball swing against South Africa.

In a testy appearance on national broadcaster ABC on Tuesday night, Khawaja refused to name who else had prior knowledge of ball tampering in the Test series.

He said he was simply "sharing my version of the truth".

"I've told my story and I've told my truth," he said.

"I'm not calling for anything," he insisted.

"All I've ever wanted for us is to take accountability as a team."

"This has never been a witch hunt for me, it's only been those three guys who've had to cop this flak for a long time," he said, referencing David Warner, Steve Smith and Cameron Bancroft, who were sent home in disgrace after the ball tampering was exposed.

A Cricket Australia investigation found they were the only three players with prior knowledge of the plot.