Cummins insists he did not know of ball tampering plot in South Africa ‘No masterplan around using illegal methods,’ Cummins says Pat Cummins has flatly denied Usman Khawaja’s claims that the entire team was implicated in the 2018 sandpaper scandal as “complete and utter nonsense” and “100% wrong” in a defiant appearan
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Cummins insists he did not know of ball tampering plot in South Africa ‘No masterplan around using illegal methods,’ Cummins says Pat Cummins has flatly denied Usman Khawaja’s claims that the entire team was implicated in the 2018 sandpaper scandal as “complete and utter nonsense” and “100% wrong” in a defiant appearan
The Guardian Sport reported the story as "Australia Test captain Pat Cummins calls Khawaja's sandpapergate claims ‘complete and utter nonsense’." The Independent reported the story as "Pat Cummins calls Usman Khawaja’s Sandpapergate revelations ‘complete and utter nonsense’ in fiery press conference."
3 sources have covered this story, including The Guardian Sport, Yahoo Sports and The Independent. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed 36 minutes ago.
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- FirstYahoo SportsNov 12, 6:21 PM ET · United StatesCenter
- +0mThe IndependentNov 12, 6:21 PM ET · United KingdomLeft
- +10mThe Guardian SportNov 12, 6:31 PM ET · United KingdomCenter
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[01] VerifiedCore event reported by 3 independent outlets across the spectrum.
[02] DisputedKey facts present in mainstream desks; corroboration thin from wires.
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