Key takeaways
Pat Cummins rejected Usman Khawaja's claim that the entire Australian team knew about the 2018 ball-tampering scandal, stating he was unaware of the plot. David Warner accused Cummins of throwing Khawaja under the bus following the former opener's autobiography release.
- Khawaja's autobiography alleged the whole team knew about the 2018 sandpaper scandal in South Africa.
- Cummins stated he did not know sandpaper was being used on the field during the incident.
- David Warner accused Cummins of throwing Khawaja under the bus with his recent comments.
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SYDNEY: Pat Cummins on Friday said Usman Khawaja was "100 pe rcent wrong" in claiming the whole team knew about Sandpapergate, prompting David Warner to accuse the Australia captain of throwing the former opener "under the bus."
The retired Khawaja reopened old wounds with the release of his autobiography this week and a chapter dealing with the 2018 ball-tampering scandal in South Africa that rocked world cricket.
In the book he alleged that the whole team, including Cummins, knew about the plot to rough up the ball with sandpaper to make it swing.
The scandal centred around the third Test in Cape Town, but Khawaja also claimed the tactic was used in the second Test at Port Elizabeth.
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