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Cummins dismisses Khawaja's sandpaper claims as 'utter nonsense'

What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a sports story. Sky Sports Football, BBC Sport, The Guardian Sport, and ABC Australia are the outlets attached to this story. The first report grouped here was at 12 Nov 2026, 21:26 UTC. 7 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Cummins dismisses Khawaja's sandpaper claims as 'utter nonsense'”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Australia Test captain Pat Cummins dismissed his former team-mate Usman Khawaja's claims as "utter nonsense" after the recently retired batter said in his autobiography that the whole side were aware of ball-tampering that took place on their 2018 tour of South Africa.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by ABC Australia
Live: Cummins hits out at Khawaja claims 'complete and utter nonsense'
- New development reported by ABC Australia
Live: Cummins to address ball-tampering claims after Khawaja revelations
- Picked up by ABC Australia
Live: Cummins hits out at Khawaja claims as 'complete and utter nonsense'
- Picked up by ABC Australia
Live: Cummins hits out at Khawaja, says claims are 'complete and utter nonsense'
- Picked up by The Guardian Sport
- Picked up by BBC Sport
'Wrong' and 'nonsense' - Cummins on Khawaja sandpaper claims
- Picked up by Sky Sports Football
Cummins dismisses Khawaja's sandpaper claims as 'utter nonsense'
Same story, different outlets
4 headlinesEach line is that outlet's headline. The article stays on the publisher's site.
- Sky Sports FootballCummins dismisses Khawaja's sandpaper claims as 'utter nonsense'
- BBC'Wrong' and 'nonsense' - Cummins on Khawaja sandpaper claims
- The GuardianAustralia Test captain Pat Cummins calls Khawaja's sandpapergate claims ‘complete and utter nonsense’
- ABCLive: Cummins hits out at Khawaja claims 'complete and utter nonsense'