Speaking on the Sandpapergate controversy, Clarke said at an event, “We have not moved on. Australian fans have not moved on. They cannot trust the truth. They do not know the truth. Until this (investigation) is reopened and the truth comes out.”
He further said, “We had a chance in 2018. The truth did not come out. We had a chance in 2021 when Cameron Bancroft made some comments. The truth did not come out. Now we have this chance. I just want to see that whatever is true comes out, people finally get a chance to speak the truth, and they move forward.”