Warner mounted a vehement defence of Khawaja after Cummins struck down the claims of Khawaja that the entire Australian team was aware of the ball-tampering plot that became known as ‘Sandpapergate’ during a Test series against South Africa in 2018.
Former batter David Warner on Friday accused Australian skipper Pat Cummins of throwing Usman Khawaja “under the bus” and asserted that what his one-time opening partner wrote in his autobiography about the 2018 ball tampering scandal was “true”.
We lost a baby during that time. I actually feel that today, the captain threw Uzzy under the bus, and I’m very, very disappointed about that. Strong leaders, they stand up … the captain stood up and Mitch Marsh stood up yesterday,” Langer told SEN.
“I actually feel for him at the moment. “Yes, we accepted it, but at the end of the day, my wife and I paid the greatest price. “I think he (Cummins) did what he had to do.
In a press conference in Sydney, Cummins said Khawaja’s assertions were “utter nonsense” and accused him of being “casual and flippant” about the lives of those who were affected by the controversy. Warner said the Test skipper’s statement disappointed him. “I still stick by Uzzy and what he’s written in that book, because it is the truth, and I really, really support him,” Warner said on Fox Cricket ahead of Australia’s first ODI against England. That’s why it really hurts me the most until the truth is accepted,” he said.
