Cummins says he was “genuinely shocked” this week amid the comments in Khawaja’s book. He went on:

When he says we all knew, if that he means we knew sandpaper was going out on the field, he’s 100% wrong. I said that consistently for the last eight years. I did not know that was happening …

He says that I and others were architects of a scheme to ball-tamper with sandpaper. That’s complete and utter nonsense.

Cummins goes on to say he believes Khawaja’s book has “been casual with my lives and the lives of many others, and I think Australian cricket”.