'That's why I married you': Pat Cummins' wife salutes Australia captain's strength after media interaction on 'Sandpapergate'
I think there are natural progressions that get you there." MORE: Late Shane Warne's Sandpapergate questions to CA and 'bowling cartel' resurface Becky Cummins salutes husband Pat's strength after the brave media interaction Cummins' press conference divided opinions in Australian cricket.
Key points
- Cummins says Khawaja was '100 percent wrong' in claiming the whole team knew about the 2018 ball-tampering scandal.
- It's not the Usman that I think, or that has been part of a team that's helped rebuild this Australian cricket culture over the last eight years, and you know the Usman that would have stopped that from happening there and then.
- Days after Khawaja's explosive claim, the current captain, Cummins, who was also an integral part of the Australian side from 2018, addressed the media to clarify his stance on the incident.
Pat Cummins responds to Khawaja's allegations about Sandpapergate in media interaction On Friday morning, Australia's Test and ODI captain Pat Cummins finally addressed the controversy that has rocked Australian cricket in the last one week.
Additional details
- The Australian captain, though, found support in his wife, Becky, who made a social media post to salute her husband's courage for showing up in front of the media, amid the crisis.
- The infamous 'Sandpapergate' from 2018 made the headlines once again after former national team opener Usman Khawaja made explosive claims about the incident during Australia's tour of South Africa eight years ago.
- The official line from Cricket Australia, however, since the incident in Cape Town, has held that only Smith, Warner and Bancroft had knowledge of the plan to use sandpaper on the ball during the third Test against South Africa.
- Usman's a friend, but friends aren't casual with each other's lives and reputations." While Cummins was in favour of Khawaja expressing his opinion freely, he also refuted the claims of the batter.
- That's one of the reasons why I really want to talk through this, because context and details matter around this.
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