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‘Utter nonsense’: Pat Cummins rejects ‘everyone knew’ tampering claim

The Australian Financial Review (AFR) •
November 12, 2026 • 10:57 PM
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Australian Test captain Pat Cummins has broken his silence on claims he and the rest of the team knew about cheating in South Africa in 2018.

‘Utter nonsense’: Pat Cummins rejects ‘everyone knew’ tampering claim

Test cricket captain Pat Cummins has rejected in full former teammate Usman Khawaja’s claim that all players knew about ball tampering in South Africa in 2018, labelling them “complete and utter nonsense”.

“When he says we all knew, if by that he means that we knew sandpaper was going out in the field, he’s 100 per cent wrong.” Cummins told a packed media conference on Friday, in his first comments since the scandal re-erupted this week.

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