# 'Threw Usman Khawaja under the bus': David Warner hits out at Pat Cummins over sandpaper row - WATCH > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/3058949 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 3 outlets covering · First listed: Yahoo Sports, Nov 13, 2026, 3:39 AM · Read it: David Warner has expressed his continued support for Usman Khawaja's explosive claims regarding the 2018 ball-tampering scandal. Warner accused current captain Pat Cummins of undermining Khawaja's statements made in his autobiography. Cummins has firmly denied knowing about the sandpaper plot during the Cape Town Test and criticized Khawaja's allegations. The ball-tampering scandal involved significant penalties for three players following a Cricket Australia investigation. ## Who's covering it In the order they published: - 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, 6:21 PM: [Pat Cummins hits out at Usman Khawaja’s Sandpapergate claims]() — Sydney Morning Herald (Newspaper, Australia) The Australian cricket captain says Khawaja is 100% wrong, and his ‘spat’ with his wife was over Khawaja. - Nov 13, 2026, 3:39 AM: ['Threw Usman Khawaja under the bus': David Warner hits out at Pat Cummins over sandpaper row - WATCH]() — Yahoo Sports (Sports, United States) David Warner has expressed his continued support for Usman Khawaja's explosive claims regarding the 2018 ball-tampering scandal. Warner accused current captain Pat Cummins of undermining Khawaja's statements made in his autobiography. Cummins has firmly denied knowing about the sandpaper plot during the Cape Town Test and criticized Khawaja's allegations. The ball-tampering scandal involved significant penalties for three players following a Cricket Australia investigation.