‘Utter Nonsense’: Pat Cummins Rejects Claims Over Sandpaper Scandal
He says the Test team had no master plan to deploy ball-tampering tactics.
TL;DR
- Pat Cummins calls Usman Khawaja's ball-tampering allegations "utter nonsense".
- Cummins received legal advice that the claims were "probably defamatory".
- Cummins denies any prior knowledge of the 2018 ball-tampering plot by bowlers.
- Cameron Bancroft was caught using sandpaper to alter the ball in a 2018 Test match.
- Cummins believes the bans for Bancroft, David Warner, and Steve Smith were too harsh.
- A Cricket Australia investigation identified Bancroft, Warner, and Smith as responsible.