Former Australian opener David Warner has opined that Pat Cummins has thrown Usman Khawaja under the bus with his presser on Friday. Cummins said in the press conference that Khawaja’s claims of everybody knowing about the ball-tampering in the Cape Town Test against South Africa in 2018 were 100% wrong.
The Australian skipper said Khawaja’s admission is utterly ridiculous and non sense. After Khawaja’s controversial book statement went viral, David Warner backed his former opening partner, stating they are 100% accurate.
“I still stick by Uzzy and what he’s written in that book, because it is the truth, and I really, really support him,” Warner told Fox Sports on the sidelines of the first ODI between Australia and England in Perth. “I actually feel for him at the moment. I actually feel that today, the captain threw Uzzy under the bus, and I’m very, very disappointed about that.”
Meanwhile, Cameron Bancroft, who was caught on camera, captain Steve Smith and vice-captain David Warner were punished severely by Cricket Australia after the Test match.
“All three of us have paid a big price in this thing. I hadn’t spoken about it in eight years, but at the end of the day, we’ve got to live with these consequences daily,” Warner said. “We’ve been served a life punishment. When other people talk about [how] they’ve been affected by it, there’s nothing worse for me, Steve and Cam, who have to walk out there every day and we cop abuse.
“Yes, we accepted it, but at the end of the day, my wife and I paid the greatest price. We lost a baby during that time. That’s why it really hurts me the most until the truth is accepted.”
Australian cricketers like Mitchell Starc, Cummins and Mitchell Marsh haven’t changed their stance on the issue.
