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Australia captain Pat Cummins has again denied any involvement in the plot to use sandpaper on the ball in a 2018 Test against South Africa, calling the allegations in Usman Khawaja’s autobiography “utter nonsense”.
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Cummins → deny → autobiography
Former Australian batsman Khawaja, whose autobiography was published this week, said last weekend that all the players at Newlands knew about the plot, triggering calls for a new investigation.
“When he says we all knew, if by that he means that we knew sandpaper was going out in the field, he’s 100% wrong.
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he → publish → field
I’ve said that consistently for the last eight years,” Cummins told a press conference on Friday.
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Cummins → say → Friday
“I did not know that was happening, but I think Usman actually says things that are actually far more serious than that.
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that → know → that
“He says that I and others were architects of a scheme to ball tamper with sandpaper.
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I → say → sandpaper
That’s complete and utter nonsense.”
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That → ’ → ?
Steve Smith and David Warner, the then Australian captain and vice-captain, were banned by Cricket Australia from elite cricket for a year for bringing the game into disrepute over the incident.
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Smith → ban → incident
Opening batter Cameron Bancroft, who brought a piece of sandpaper onto the field, received a nine-month suspension.
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who → bring → suspension
All three accepted their punishments and later returned to Test cricket.
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three → accept → cricket
“I was genuinely shocked this week when I found out that Usman admitted that he told Cam to be careful when using sandpaper; that’s not the Usman that I know,” Cummins said.
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Cummins → shock → that
“It’s not the Usman that has been part of a team, has helped rebuild the Australian cricket culture over the last eight years.”
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that → ’ → years
Cummins said he respected the right of Khawaja to tell his story in the autobiography but felt some of the allegations were very serious and had to be addressed.
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some → say → allegations
“Usman’s a friend, but friends aren’t casual with each other’s lives and reputations.
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friends → ’ → lives
“In his book, Ussie has been casual with my life and the lives of many others, and I think Australian cricket.”
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I → think → cricket
Cummins was asked about Khawaja’s recollection that two players had rejected his call for the team to take collective responsibility for the ball-tampering.
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team → ask → tampering
“I don’t remember any conversation around collective responsibility,” he said.
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he → remember → responsibility
“So then, I’ve got no idea who those two people would be because I don’t remember ever being asked or having a conversation about it.”
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I → get → it
Cummins said he would not be taking legal action against Khawaja over the allegations in the book.
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he → say → book
“I did get advised this week that some of the things that’ve been said are probably defamatory, but I won’t be doing that,” Cummins said.
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Cummins → advise → that
“You’ve got to move on.
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You → get → ?
We’re moving on.
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We → move → ?
So you’ve got to draw a line at some point.”
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you → get → point
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