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David Warner has responded to Pat Cummins’ media conference, claiming the Test captain has thrown Usman Khawaja under the bus. Cummins emphatically dismissed Khawaja’s claim that he was an architect of sandpapergate as “complete and utter nonsense,” while also stating that “friends are not casual with each other’s lives and reputations.”
Speaking on Kayo Sports’ coverage of the first Australia-England ODI, Warner says he still sticks by Khawaja. The former opener also said Cummins came well prepared.
“”Pat Cummins was very well prepared. I still stick by Uzzy and what he’s written in that book. It’s the truth.
“I feel for him at the moment, and I think the captain [Cummins] today actually threw Uzzy under the bus and I’m very disappointed by that.”
“I’m not going to stop until the truth is out there” – David Warner
Mark Waugh said the truth is unlikely to come out given there are different accounts. The former Australia all-rounder says he’d love for everyone to move on.
However, Warner stopped short of accepting Waugh’s comments.
“For me, it’s about accepting the truth,” Warner said. “I just don’t think this will rest and I’m going to respect your comments about moving on, ‘Jun, but it’s very difficult with the acceptance of the consequences that we live day-to-day in our lives.
“It’s challenging, we come here to do our job and I’m still getting called the ‘architect’ and the ‘fixer’ and all this kind of stuff. It really, really hurts.”
Adam Gilchrist then asked Warner whether he intends to tell his story via a media conference or book, or whether he’s able to accept that versions of events will be different.
“Each person is going to have their differences but I’m not going to accept them until the truth is out there,” Warner said.
