Cummins threw Khawaja under the bus, and what Uzzy wrote is the truth: David Warner

Perth Former batter David Warner on Friday (November 13, 2026) 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". Australia cricket captain describes Khawaja’s Sandpapergate claim as ’utter nonsense’ storyline 1 Warner mounted a vehement defence of Khawaja after Cummins struck down the claims of Khawaja that the entire Australian team was aware of the ball-tampering plot that became known as 'Sandpapergate' during a Test series against South Africa in 2018. In a press conference in Sydney, Cummins said Khawaja's assertions were "utter nonsense" and accused him of being "casual and flippant" about the lives of those who were affected by the controversy. Warner said the Test skipper's statement disappointed him.