Becky "Was Very Frustrated, Unhappy" With Usman Khawaja: Pat Cummins On Viral 'Public Spat' Video With Wife

From the time Usman Khawaja's book, Sabr, was released earlier this week, the controversy surrounding the Cape Town Test against South Africa in 2018 has reignited, with the former batter alleging that the entire team knew about the plan to use sandpaper to alter the condition of the ball. He claimed that then-captain Steve Smith, vice-captain David Warner, and opener Cameron Bancroft were made scapegoats by cricket administrators despite the alleged wider knowledge within the team. In the midst of this, a video went viral in which Australia Test captain Pat Cummins could be seen having an animated discussion with his wife, Becky.

Cummins has now revealed what was going on between the two, and it had a lot to do with Khawaja.

"Becky wears her heart on her sleeve. It's all ridiculous, isn't it? We are talking about something that was dealt with eight-and-a-half years ago. Now, I am walking with my daughter and there are cameras chasing me and my family. While we are on the topic, because we thought it was funny, we were not having a spat," Cummins said.

"Becky was very frustrated, animated, and really unhappy with Usman. She has been with me well before that tour. She was just saying, 'Show your emotions here, because there are a lot of people here who are hurting.'"

Interesting convo https://t.co/8CjvVs4yd1

— Avni (@Social_binn) November 12, 2026

Cummins denied that he would take any legal action against former teammate and batter Usman Khawaja following his revelations about the 2018 ball-tampering scandal during the tour of South Africa, saying that one has to "move on."

Besides shedding light on how the whole team was aware of the use of sandpaper and that responsibility lay with everyone rather than the three aforementioned players, Khawaja also made some shocking, previously unheard revelations about Australians using sandpaper during the second Test of the 2018 South Africa series in Gqeberha, before they were eventually caught in Cape Town during the third Test. He also spoke about how Australia altered the condition of the ball during the 2017-18 Ashes series at home by lifting the quarter-seam of the cricket ball.

Speaking during the press conference, as quoted by SEN Cricket, Cummins acknowledged that he had been advised that some contents of Khawaja's book were "probably defamatory", but he would not be pursuing legal action.

"I did get advised this week that some of the things that have been said are probably defamatory, but I would not be doing that. You've got to move on. It has been eight years. We keep saying we are moving on, we are moving on. You've got to draw the line at some point. I would not be doing that (taking legal action against Usman)," he said.

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