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Australia captain Pat Cummins denies involvement in ‘Sandpapergate’ scandal
Al Jazeera English reaches for "scandal" where Guardian Australia stays flat.
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As of November 13, 2026 at 6:44 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happenedCummins says Khawaja was '100 percent wrong' in claiming the whole team knew about the 2018 ball-tampering scandal.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "Australia Test captain Pat Cummins addresses sandpapergate after Khawaja book claims – vi...". The center frames it as "Australia captain Pat Cummins denies involvement in ‘Sandpapergate’ scandal".
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Left / center-leftAustralia Test captain Pat Cummins addresses sandpapergate after Khawaja book claims – video
Guardian Australia · Left · News report
CenterAustralia captain Pat Cummins denies involvement in ‘Sandpapergate’ scandal
Al Jazeera English · Center · News report
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Australia Test captain Pat Cummins addresses sandpapergate after Khawaja book claims – video
Pat Cummins promises he will answer every question thrown at him as he fronts a press conference on Friday following allegations revealed in Usman Khawaja's book, Sabr, earlier in the week....
