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Cricket Australia boss Boon backs Cummins' leadership amid 'Sandpapergate' row
MELBOURNE: Cricket Australia chairman David Boon has backed test captain Pat Cummins and said his job is not under threat over the allegations in Usman Khawaja’s book about his role in the 2018 ball-tampering affair. Former test batter Khawaja’s assertions that he and all of his teammates on the tour of South Africa had prior knowledge of a plan to manipulate the ball has reopened old wounds and triggered calls for another investigation. The saga has heaped fresh scrutiny on Cummins as the current leader of the test team, with pundits calling on him to respond to the allegations. Boon said Cri...
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