Pat Cummins And Wife Engage In Public Spat As Usman Khawaja Reopens Sandpapergate Wounds. Video

Screen grabs taken from a video shared by The Australian© The Australian

Australia captain Pat Cummins is set to address the allegations made by former teammate Usman Khawaja regarding the 2018 Sandpapergate scandal that rocked Australian cricket. In his memoir Sabr, Khawaja claimed that the entire Australian team, including Cummins, was aware of the plan to use sandpaper during the Cape Town Test against South Africa. He also alleged that a similar attempt had been made during the previous Test in Port Elizabeth, reigniting debate over one of the darkest chapters in Australian cricket history.

Cummins' fellow pacer Mitchell Starc has categorically denied having any knowledge of the use of sandpaper. The scandal ultimately led to then-captain Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft being handed significant sanctions by Cricket Australia.

Cummins, however, has yet to publicly respond to the allegations. The Australia captain is expected to break his silence on Friday, when he addresses the media ahead of Day 3 of New South Wales' Sheffield Shield match against South Australia at Cricket Central.

In the midst of this scandal, which has been labelled Sandpapergate 2.0, Cummins was recently reported to have been involved in a public disagreement with his wife, Becky.

Sandpaper Crisis! Pat Cummins and his wife Becky look so animated. Something is not good in between them. #patcummins #CricketNews https://t.co/naj4yPz179

— Nadir Emaan (@NadirEmaanz) November 12, 2026

Cummins and Becky have been together since 2013 after meeting at a bar in Kings Cross. However, Cummins' recent post appears to have shut down rumours of a potential rift in their relationship. Cummins' wife also shared a story on Instagram with the Australia captain and their daughter as the video of the argument went viral. She captioned the photo "My loves".

"I'm training at Cricket Central tomorrow morning before the Blues play in the Shield match. Happy to speak with any and all media about the events of this week at 9.30 am. I've taken some time to try and better understand the long list and full extent of Uzzy's allegations so I can respond properly. Afterwards please stay and support the Blues! I'll ask CA to send out details," Cummins wrote on X.

I'm training at Cricket Central tomorrow morning before the Blues play in the Shield match. Happy to speak with any and all media about the events of this week at 9.30 am. I've taken some time to try and better understand the long list and full extent of Uzzy's allegations so I can respond properly. Afterwards please stay and support the Blues! I'll ask CA to send out details

— Pat Cummins (@patcummins30) November 11, 2026

The press conference is bound to see some uncomfortable questions for Cummins, particularly around the involvement or awareness of other members of the team in the Sandpapergate scandal.

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