Pat Cummins: Australia captain says animated conversation with wife Becky was due to Usman Khawaja’s comments
After vision was released of Pat Cummins having an animated captain with his wife Becky as the sandpaper scandal roared back to life, Australia’s captain has addressed the incident.
Pat Cummins says an animated discussion with his wife Becky which was captured by cameras on Wednesday was centred on her anger towards Usman Khawaja.
In the days after Khawaja rocked Australian cricket by declaring the entire Test side was aware of plots to tamper with the ball on their 2018 tour of South Africa, The Australian released vision of the pair appearing to have a heated exchange on a Sydney street.
Cummins reserved some time to address the video during a marathon 70-minute press conference on Friday morning in which he rebuked Khawaja’s claims, saying the pair “weren’t having a spat”.
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By continuing you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy.“Becky was very frustrated, animated and really not happy with Usman,” Cummins said.
“It’s all a bit ridiculous, isn’t it? We’re here talking about something that was dealt with eight-and-a-half-years-ago.
“Now, I’m walking my one-year-old daughter in a nappy out the front and I’ve got cameras chasing me and my family.
“It’s very comical. Becky wears her heart on her sleeve,”
Cummins met Becky, who was born and raised in England, in a Sydney bar in 2013. The pair married in 2022.
He said his wife had encouraged him to come forward with his version of the infamous events which played out eight years ago, which are diametrically opposed to Khawaja’s.
“I’ve been with Becky since well before that tour, so she’s seen everything, she’s lives it all with me,” he said.
“She’s just saying ‘show your emotion’, because a lot of people here are hurting.”
