Pat Cummins can end sandpaper saga with full disclosure of what players knew – not what they didn’t | Geoff Lemon

Usman Khawaja's recently published book has reignited the 2018 Australian cricket ball-tampering scandal by revealing the widespread acceptance of the practice within the team, going beyond the three players — Steve Smith, David Warner, and Cameron Bancroft — who were officially sanctioned by Cricket Australia. Khawaja previously indicated that Smith took the blame to protect other teammates, sparing active players including Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Marsh, Josh Hazlewood, and Nathan Lyon. Columnist Geoff Lemon argues that current Test captain Cummins now has an opportunity to put the saga to rest through full transparency about the team environment and decision-making at the time, rather than continuing to withhold the complete truth.