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Australia captain Pat Cummins has called former team-mate Usman Khawaja's claims about the 2018 sandpaper ball-tampering scandal "100% wrong" and "utter nonsense". Separately, former vice-captain David Warner has accused Cricket Australia of a "cover-up", saying the team's bowlers were not interviewed during the investigation.
Yahoo Sports reports that Cricket Australia has backed Pat Cummins, saying "We absolutely support Pat," amid renewed controversy over the 2018 ball-tampering affair known as Sandpapergate. The story returned to attention after former Australia batter Usman Khawaja alleged in his autobiography, "Sabr," that all members of the Australian team on the 2018 South Africa tour knew about the plan to tamper with the ball.
