WATCH: How Australian captain Pat Cummins responded to Usman Khawaja’s sandpaper allegations

Australian cricket captain Pat Cummins has broken his silence over Usman Khawaja’s explosive sandpaper claims in a marathon press conference. Watch everything he had to say.

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Pat Cummins addresses the media over comments made about the sandpaper scandal in Usman Khawaja's new book.

Australian cricket captain Pat Cummins has broken his silence over Usman Khawaja’s explosive sandpaper claims in a marathon press conference.

From directly responding to Khawaja’s claims that the whole team knew about the plot, to the ‘heavy-handed’ treatment of Steve Smith and the animated discussion with his wife no stone was left unturned across the 70 minutes.

Watch everything he had to say.

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Pat Cummins addresses the media over comments made about the sandpaper scandal in Usman Khawaja's new book.

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