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Pat Cummins (left) and Usman Khawaja (right) have given conflicting accounts of the sandpaper scandal from 2018

ByMatthew HenryBBC Sport journalist
  • Published4 minutes ago

Former Australia bowler Chadd Sayers says he helped take sandpaper off the ground in the match before the infamous Cape Town Test and has backed Usman Khawaja's recollection over Pat Cummins' - saying he believes "everyone knew" about the plan to ball tamper.

Sayers, 39, was 12th man during the second Test of the 2018 series against South Africa in Gqeberha, previously known as Port Elizabeth, and backed the claim from Khawaja's book that sandpaper was also used there.