'Utter nonsense', Australia skipper Cummins denies involvement in sandpaper plot
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Australia captain Pat Cummins has again denied any involvement in the plot to use sandpaper on the ball in a 2018 Test against South Africa, calling the allegations in Usman Khawaja’s autobiography “utter nonsense”. Former Australian batsman Khawaja, whose autobiography was published this week, said last weekend that all the players at Newlands knew about the plot, triggering calls for a new investigation. “When he says we all knew, if by that he means that we knew sandpaper was going out in the field, he’s 100% wrong. I’ve said that consistently for the last eight years,” Cummins told a…
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- Nov 12, 10:40 PM UTCFirst reportPat Cummins press conference live updates: Australian cricket captain to speak about Usman Khawaja’s ‘Sandpapergate’ claimstheguardian.com ↗
- Nov 12, 11:29 PM UTC+48 min'Utter nonsense', Australia skipper Cummins denies involvement in sandpaper plotchannelnewsasia.com ↗
- Nov 12, 11:37 PM UTC+57 min'Utter nonsense': Pat Cummins dismisses Khawaja sandpaper claims1news.co.nz ↗
- Nov 13, 5:50 AM UTC+7 h· you’re reading this'Utter nonsense', Australia skipper Cummins denies involvement in sandpaper plotdawn.com ↗
- Nov 13, 6:47 AM UTC+8 hAustralia captain Pat Cummins denies involvement in ‘Sandpapergate’ scandalaljazeera.com ↗
- Nov 13, 7:16 AM UTC+9 hSandpaper saga: Pat Cummins calls Usman Khawaja allegations 'nonsense'thenationalnews.com ↗
- Nov 13, 10:13 AM UTC+12 hIN DENIAL: Pat Cummins rejects Khawaja’s Sandpapergate allegations as ‘utter nonsense’dailymaverick.co.za ↗
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5h ago'Utter nonsense', Australia skipper Cummins denies involvement in sandpaper plot Australia captain Pat Cummins has again denied any involvement in the plot to use sandpaper on the ball in a 2018 Test against South Africa, calling the allegations in Usman Khawaja’s autobiography “utter nonsense”. Former Australian batsman Khawaja, whose autobiography was published this week, said last weekend that all the players at Newlands knew about the plot, triggering calls for a new investigation. “When he says we all knew, if by that he means that we knew sandpaper was going out in the field, he’s 100% wrong. I’ve said that consistently for the last eight years,” Cummins told a…
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