3 stories tracked · from 5 outlets · last coverage 2026-11-13 · ranked by independent sources, not by us
Yahoo Sports reports that Australia captain Pat Cummins has acknowledged the national side of 2018 had a "win at all costs" mentality, which he says the team "tried eradicating." According to Yahoo Sports, Cummins addressed Usman Khawaja's allegations about the "Sandpapergate" incident and discussed his time as Australia's captain.
Yahoo Sports reports that Australia captain Pat Cummins was seen in what it describes as a heated or animated conversation with his wife Becky in Sydney, in his first public appearance since Usman Khawaja's comments about the 2018 ball-tampering controversy. According to the report, Khawaja claimed the entire Australian dressing room knew about the ball-tampering plan.
Australia captain Pat Cummins held a press conference in Sydney to respond to claims in former teammate Usman Khawaja's autobiography Sabr that the entire Australian team knew of the plan to use sandpaper on the ball during the 2018 Cape Town Test against South Africa. Cummins called the allegations "100% wrong" and "utter nonsense," while Khawaja had earlier canceled his remaining media interviews for the book after being questioned about the scandal.
