{
  "id": 19720957,
  "title": "Pat Cummins press conference live updates: Australian cricket captain speaks about Usman Khawaja’s ‘sandpapergate’ claims",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/pat-cummins-press-conference-live-updates-australian-cricket-captain",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-12T22:49:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2026/nov/13/pat-cummins-press-conference-usman-khawaja-sandpapergate-australia-cricket-captain-statement-ntwnfb"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Australian cricket captain Pat Cummins addressed allegations in Usman Khawaja's book regarding the 2018 ball-tampering incident. Cummins expressed shock at the claims, stating he was \"100% wrong\" when Khawaja said they all knew sandpaper was being used on the field. He dismissed the notion that he and others were architects of a scheme to tamper with the ball using sandpaper. Cummins believes Khawaja's book has been \"casual\" with his life and the lives of others, and he finds the revelations to be \"irresponsible\". The Australian skipper reiterated his frustration over the relitigation of an incident from over eight years ago, noting that it has reopened trauma for some involved. Cummins emphasized the importance of handling such matters properly, citing the Cricket Australia investigation that took place shortly after the incident. He stated that while he may disagree with some judgements, the investigation was a proper way to address the issue.",
  "summary": "Cummins speaks about allegations in Khawaja’s book about the 2018 ball-tampering incident Cummins says there’s a ‘proper way to do things’ Cummins says he believes there was a proper way to handle the sandpaper incident, pointing to the Cricket Australia investigation shortly afterwards. There’s a very proper way to do things and improve. I think that investigation was a proper way to do it.…",
  "key_points": [
    "Pat Cummins addresses Usman Khawaja's 'sandpapergate' claims",
    "Cummins expresses shock at claims, denies involvement in ball-tampering scheme",
    "Cummins finds Khawaja's book revelations irresponsible and irresponsible"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "'100 per cent wrong, utter nonsense': Pat Cummins hits out at Usman Khawaja over Sandpapergate allegations",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/100-per-cent-wrong-utter-nonsense-pat-cummins-hits-out-at-usman",
        "published": "2026-11-12T23:32:43.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}