Melbourne, Nov. 12 -- Australian skipper Pat Cummins confirmed on Thursday that he would be speaking to the media about former Aussie batter Usman Khawaja's recent explosive claims about the 2018 ball-tampering scandal during the tour to South Africa, saying that it "took some time to try and better understand the long list and full extent of Uzzy's allegations so he can respond properly".

Usman's autobiography titled 'Sabr' has brought back the old wounds of the 2018 ball-tampering scandal during the South Africa tour, as a part of which then-captain and vice-captain Steve Smith and David Warner received one-year competitive cricket bans, while Cameron Bancroft was also handed sanctions.

Besides shedding light on how the whole team was...