{
  "id": 19760877,
  "title": "David Warner Backs Usman Khawaja's Sandpapergate Claims, Accuses Pat Cummins Of Throwing Him 'Under The Bus' | Video",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/david-warner-backs-usman-khawajas-sandpapergate-claims-accuses-pat",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-13T04:58:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/sports/david-warner-backs-usman-khawajas-sandpapergate-claims-accuses-pat-cummins-of-throwing-him-under-the-bus-video"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Australian cricketer David Warner backed former teammate Usman Khawaja’s claims about the 2018 ball tampering scandal, known as \"Sandpapergate,\" and accused Australian captain Pat Cummins of throwing Khawaja under the bus. Warner vehemently defended Khawaja in a press conference after Cummins dismissed the claims as \"utter nonsense\" and accused Khawaja of being \"casual and flippant\" about the lives of those affected by the controversy. Khawaja, who co-authored an autobiography detailing the incident, stands by his statements, asserting that they are true. Warner expressed disappointment over Cummins’ actions, stating that Cummins had thrown Khawaja under the bus. All three former players involved, including Warner, Steve Smith, and Cameron Bancroft, endured significant consequences over the scandal, with Smith and Bancroft also receiving bans. Former Australian coach Justin Langer hoped the dispute would be resolved and that both sides would move on from the painful chapter in Australian cricket history.",
  "summary": "Perth: Former batter David Warner on Friday accused Australian skipper Pat Cummins of throwing Usman Khawaja \"under the bus\" and asserted that what his one-time opening partner wrote in his autobiography about the 2018 ball tampering scandal was \"true\". David Warner has turned the blowtorch on Pat Cummins following Friday’s remarkable 70-minute press conference - saying his former captain threw…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "ESPNcricinfo",
        "title": "Cummins: Khawaja's allegations 'complete and utter nonsense'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/cummins-khawajas-allegations-complete-and-utter-nonsense",
        "published": "2026-11-12T22:47:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "'Utter nonsense', Australia skipper Cummins denies involvement in sandpaper plot",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/utter-nonsense-australia-skipper-cummins-denies-involvement-in",
        "published": "2026-11-12T23:16:35.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}