India, Nov. 14 -- Former Australia head coach Justin Langer has backed Test captain Pat Cummins amid the renewed controversy over the 2018 ball-tampering scandal, urging Australian cricket to put the episode behind it.

Langer's comments came after Cummins publicly rejected allegations made by former teammate Usman Khawaja in his autobiography, Sabr, that the wider Australian team knew about the plan to use sandpaper on the ball during the Cape Town Test against South Africa in March 2018.

Speaking on SEN Radio, Langer said Cummins had been right to address the allegations and that the latest exchange had once again put Australian cricket under pressure.

He said the controversy was affecting players across generations as well as support...