India, Nov. 12 -- Australian Test captain Pat Cummins will address the media on Friday to respond to fresh ball-tampering allegations made by former batter Usman Khawaja.

Cummins announced the briefing in a post on social media platform X. He stated that he will meet reporters at 9:30 AM at Cricket Central in Sydney, where he is training ahead of New South Wales' Sheffield Shield fixture.

Cummins explained that he had taken time to review the "long list and full extent" of Khawaja's claims so he could offer a proper response. He added that Cricket Australia (CA) would circulate the media details.

The controversy stems from Khawaja's newly released autobiography, Sabr. In the book, the former opener alleged that the entire Australian to...