'Wrong' and 'nonsense' - Cummins on Khawaja sandpaper claims
Summary
Australia captain Pat Cummins rejected Usman Khawaja’s claim that the entire team knew about the 2018 ball-tampering plan, calling it “100% wrong” and “utter nonsense.” Khawaja made the claim in his newly published autobiography; Cummins said he did not know sandpaper would be used and objected to being described as an architect of the scheme.Key Facts
- Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft were punished for a plan to tamper with the ball during a 2018 Test against South Africa in Cape Town.
- Usman Khawaja said the entire Australia team knew about the plan and should have taken responsibility.
- Pat Cummins said he did not know sandpaper was going onto the field.
- Cummins denied being an architect of the ball-tampering scheme.
- Cummins said Khawaja was a friend but had been careless with his and others’ reputations.
- Cummins and Khawaja played 56 Test matches together.
- Khawaja retired from international cricket in January.
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