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Pat Cummins press conference live updates: Australian cricket captain to speak about Usman Khawaja’s ‘Sandpapergate’ claims

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Cummins to speak about allegations in Khawaja’s book about the 2018 ball-tampering incidentEarlier this week, Mitchell Starc denied claims made in Khawaja’s book. Starc broke his silence to address Khawaja’s comments, saying he was not aware that sandpaper was used in the Test before Cape Town, nor during the Newlands match. The paceman said his recollection of the match had not changed from what the bowlers said in a statement issued in 2021, which denied all knowledge of the ball-tampering...

Cummins to speak about allegations in Khawaja’s book about the 2018 ball-tampering incident

Earlier this week, Mitchell Starc denied claims made in Khawaja’s book.

Starc broke his silence to address Khawaja’s comments, saying he was not aware that sandpaper was used in the Test before Cape Town, nor during the Newlands match. The paceman said his recollection of the match had not changed from what the bowlers said in a statement issued in 2021, which denied all knowledge of the ball-tampering plan.

As far as our statement said, we weren’t aware of things being taken on the field, that’s where I’ll leave it. We weren’t aware anything was taken on to the field to be tampered with. We saw [the sandpaper] on the big screen in Cape Town.

As far as the book is concerned, I haven’t read it. I probably won’t read it. So that’s for Usman to elaborate on.

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