Australia captain Pat Cummins says he has no fear of Usman Khawaja's autobiography reopening the 2018 Cape Town ball-tampering saga.
Pat Cummins is relaxed about the possibility that Usman Khawaja's upcoming autobiography will dig back into the sandpaper scandal. His message to his former team-mate is simple: tell your story.
The Australia captain confirmed that Khawaja phoned him personally to say the book was coming. Khawaja is a former Test opener, and his memoir will be the first from any Australian player who took the field in the notorious 2018 Cape Town Test. That makes it a notable moment for a saga that has never fully left the sport's memory.
The timing adds extra spice. The book is due out just days after Australia finish their first Test tour of South Africa since that infamous match, so the scandal is certain to stay in the conversation throughout the series.
Cummins gave no sign of worry about what might appear in print. Players, in his view, are entitled to share their own experiences, and he made clear he has no interest in standing in Khawaja's way. Cricket fans will now be waiting to see how much of the Newlands story the book chooses to revisit.
