# What Cummins said: Relationship with Khawaja, Australia's 'underbelly' and the 'most serious' claim > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/2969149 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 5 outlets covering · First listed: ESPNcricinfo, Nov 13, 2026, 1:39 AM · Read it: The Australia captain spoke at length to the media in Sydney, where he addressed the serious claims made by Usman Khawaja in his autobiography ## Who's covering it In the order they published: - Nov 12, 2026, 1:00 AM: [Cummins to address Khawaja claims on Friday]() — Sky Sports (Sports, United Kingdom) Australia captain Pat Cummins has called a press conference for Friday to have his say on 'Sandpapergate' after former team-mate Usman Khawaja's explosive claims that the entire dressing room knew about the ball-tampering scheme that took place on the tour of South Africa in 2018. - Nov 12, 2026, 5:31 PM: [Australia Test captain Pat Cummins calls Khawaja's sandpapergate claims ‘complete and utter nonsense’]() — Guardian (Newspaper, United Kingdom, rated Lean left) Cummins insists he did not know of ball-tampering plot in South Africa‘No masterplan around using illegal methods,’ Cummins says‘Abrasive’, ‘arrogant’ and ‘ugly’: standout moments from the press conferencePat Cummins flatly denied Usman Khawaja’s claims that the entire Australian cricket team was implicated in the 2018 sandpaper scandal, saying at a press conference in Sydney the allegations were “complete and utter nonsense”and “100% wrong”.The Test captain’s defiant appearance on Friday morning prompted David Warner to later accuse Cummins of throwing Khawaja under the bus as the feud… - Nov 12, 2026, 5:47 PM: ['Wrong' and 'nonsense' - Cummins on Khawaja sandpaper claims]() — BBC Sport (Public broadcaster, United Kingdom) Australia captain Pat Cummins hits back at former team-mate Usman Khawaja’s claims over the sandpaper scandal, calling them “100% wrong” and “utter nonsense”. - Nov 12, 2026, 5:47 PM: ['Wrong' and 'nonsense' - Cummins on Khawaja claims]() — Yahoo Sports (Sports, United States) Australia captain Pat Cummins hits back at former team-mate Usman Khawaja’s claims over the sandpaper scandal, calling them “100% wrong” and “utter nonsense”. - Nov 13, 2026, 1:39 AM: [What Cummins said: Relationship with Khawaja, Australia's 'underbelly' and the 'most serious' claim]() — ESPNcricinfo (Sports) The Australia captain spoke at length to the media in Sydney, where he addressed the serious claims made by Usman Khawaja in his autobiography