Australian cricket captain Pat Cummins was set to speak at a press conference about allegations raised in a book by Usman Khawaja, according to The Guardian's live updates of the press conference. The allegations concern the 2018 ball-tampering incident, a matter the live page labels Sandpapergate. The outlet's live report was written by Nick Visser.
The Guardian reported that earlier this week, Mitchell Starc denied claims made in Khawaja's book. Starc broke his silence to address Khawaja's comments, saying he was not aware that sandpaper was used in the Test before Cape Town, nor during the Newlands match.
According to The Guardian, Starc said his "recollection of the match had not changed."
The Guardian's summary of the live report does not include the full text of Starc's remarks, the specific passages of Khawaja's book, or any direct statement from Cummins, so the account available is limited to those points.
The Guardian described the matter as one in which Khawaja's book makes claims about sandpaper use that Starc disputes. The summary does not describe how the two players' accounts differ beyond Starc's denial, and it does not indicate whether Cricket Australia had responded.
The page's title describes it as live updates of the press conference, so the summary reflects the outlet's coverage as it was being published rather than a finished account of the session. Further details of Cummins's remarks would appear in later reporting from The Guardian, and the material available here does not say what those remarks will contain.