Khawaja stands by sandpaper book claims despite Cummins' hour-long rebuttal
Khawaja reaffirmed his autobiography's claims about the sandpaper scandal after Cummins rejected them as false at a Friday press conference.
Reported by The Nightly
ShareWhy it matters
This row goes to the heart of accountability in Australian cricket and whether the scandal's true scope has ever been fully told.
In Australia. The dispute dominates Australian cricket headlines and tests how the national team and public move forward from the scandal.
Key facts
- Sabr
- Book title
- Cameron Bancroft
- Player caught with sandpaper
- Hour-long press conference
- Cummins' response
- 2018
- Scandal year
- Usman Khawaja stands by claims in his book Sabr about the 2018 sandpaper scandal.
- Test captain Pat Cummins held an hour-long press conference Friday, where he called Khawaja's claims false.
- Cummins said he did not know sandpaper went on the field.
- Khawaja defended his book when asked at Sydney Airport.
- He backed Cameron Bancroft, the player caught using sandpaper.
- Khawaja said what he wrote in his book is the truth.
