'Captain Threw Uzzy Under The Bus': Warner Hits Back After Cummins Calls Khawaja's Claims 'Nonsense' (AP)
\n\nDavid Warner threw his weight behind Usman Khawaja and said that Pat Cummins threw him under the bus following an explosive press conference where he firmly rejected Usman Khawaja's ball-tampering claims. Khawaja claimed that the Australian team was aware of the ball-tampering during the Cape Town Test against South Africa in 2018, accusing Cricket Australia (CA) of a botched investigation where they punished Warner, Steve Smith and Cameron Bancroft, while giving a clean chit to others. However, Cummins rejected the claims and called Khawaja's remarks nonsense.
\n\nWarner, who was the first person to support Khawaja after his remarks, stood by him again, saying that Cummins remarks left him disappointed.
\n\n“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 said on Fox Cricket.
\n\n“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.
\n\n“All three of us have paid a big price in this thing. I hadn’t spoken about it in eight years…
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