Cummins not worried about potential Khawaja revelations

Pat Cummins confirms he has spoken to Usman Khawaja about his former team-mate’s upcoming autobiography but the Australia captain says he has no concerns about potential sandpapergate revelations. Usman Khawaja (left) and Pat Cummins played 56 Tests together for Australia Pat Cummins has spoken to Usman Khawaja about his former team-mate's upcoming autobiography, but the Australia captain said he has no concerns about potential sandpapergate revelations. On Friday, Australia will begin their first Test series in South Africa since the ball-tampering scandal erupted in Cape Town in 2018. At the time, captain Steve Smith, vice-captain David Warner and batter Cameron Bancroft were banned for their part in the plot. Since then, the four Australia bowlers who played in that match, including Cummins, have denied they had any prior knowledge of the plan to cheat.

The quartet, who released a joint statement about the episode in 2021, are once again set to be united in the first Test against South Africa in Durban. Khawaja played in all four Tests in 2018 and retired from international cricket in January. His autobiography will be released in November. "Uz gave me a buzz a few weeks back that he is releasing a book," said Cummins. "He didn't go into too much detail, just basically gave me the heads-up that he is doing a book