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‘Abrasive’, ‘arrogant’ and ‘ugly’: standout moments from Pat Cummins’ sandpapergate press conference

‘Abrasive’, ‘arrogant’ and ‘ugly’: standout moments from Pat Cummins’ sandpapergate press conference

Australian cricket captain breaks silence over allegations in Usman Khawaja’s book about 2018 ball tampering in South Africa

After a torrid week, Australia’s Test captain, Pat Cummins, promised he would answer every question thrown at him in one of the most eagerly anticipated press conferences in recent sporting memory.

And, over the course of 70 minutes at Cricket Central in Sydney, he did just that, covering a range of topics from sandpaper and ball tampering to Australian cricket culture and his friendship with Usman Khawaja, whose book Sabr, released on Tuesday, has caused ructions in the Australian cricket community.

In brief

Australian cricket captain breaks silence over allegations in Usman Khawaja’s book about 2018 ball tampering in South Africa After a torrid week, Australia’s Test captain, Pat Cummins, promised he would answer every question thrown at him in one of the most eagerly anticipated press conferences in recent sporting memory. And, over the course of 70 minutes at Cricket Central in Sydney, he did just that, covering a range of topics from sandpaper and ball tampering to Australian cricket culture and his friendship with Usman Khawaja, whose book Sabr, released on Tuesday, has caused ructions in the Australian cricket community.

This is the opening of the story, shared with credit to The Guardian — Australia. The rest of the report — with every detail — continues on the publisher’s website.

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