Pat Cummins made the disclosure during his lengthy press conference in Sydney, called to address claims in Khawaja's autobiography, Sabr. The former opener had raised questions about a possible ball-tampering episode during the Port Elizabeth Test in 2018, before the infamous Cape Town scandal. Pat Cummins said he had no knowledge of the alleged incident in Gqeberha and was surprised by the details in the book.
Khawaja described an incident on the second day at St George's Park, when Australia were struggling to generate reverse swing compared to the South African bowlers. He claimed that members of the Australian team discussed using sandpaper on the ball and that Bancroft volunteered to carry out the plan. Khawaja also recalled warning Bancroft about the number of cameras covering international cricket, telling him, "this isn't Shield cricket".
He did not identify the bowlers involved or directly accuse them of knowing how the ball had been altered. However, his broader claim that the Australian team knew about the use of sandpaper has challenged the long-standing account of the scandal.
That was news to me this week - Pat Cummins on Usman Khawaja's ball-tampering claims
"That was news to me this week. I had no idea. Even chatting a couple of guys, that was a revelation to us. That was one of the things that really surprised me because that doesn't happen anymore," Pat Cummins said.
I won't mention him, but he took a bottle cap out in the field - Pat Cummins
Pat Cummins then recalled the only occasion when he personally witnessed a player attempting to alter the ball during professional cricket. He said it happened in a Sheffield Shield fixture involving a senior New South Wales batter, whose identity he chose not to disclose.
"The umpires knew it as well. They called him out and said, 'You've got to stop that right now.' He was dealt with. That's the only time I've seen something illegal out there," Pat Cummins added.
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