Cummins hits back at ‘ridiculous’ intrusion, ‘spat’ with wife - Nine.com.au

Updated November 13, 2026 - 1.30am . First published at 12.00am

Pat Cummins shut down suggestions he was caught having a “spat” with wife Becky while taking aim at the “ridiculous” intrusion into his family life, confirming that the pair were having an animated discussion about Usman Khawaja’s book.

The Australian ran a video of Cummins engaged in animated discussion with Becky outside their Sydney home this week.

Pat Cummins, with wife Becky and daughter Edith, after the 2025 Ashes test in Adelaide. Philip Brown

In between questions about Khawaja and sandpaper on Friday, the Test captain also addressed what was going on between the couple.

“I mean, it’s half very comical. Becky wears her heart on her sleeve,” Cummins said during the extraordinary 70-minute press conference.

“And then half, I mean, it’s all a bit ridiculous, isn’t it? Like, we’re here talking about something that was dealt with eight and a half years ago.

“Now, I’m walking my daughter, one-year-old daughter in a nappy out the front, and I’ve got cameras chasing me and my family.

“Like, for me that that’s a bit ridiculous. But, while we’re on the topic because I think it is funny, we were talking, we weren’t having a spat. Becky was very frustrated, animated, and really not happy with Usman so, yeah.”

Cummins said he was out on the street doing his rubbish and recycling chores.

“It was cardboard week. I couldn’t get the bins right this week, I probably won’t get a chance for another 12 months (while away on tour),” he quipped.

On a more serious note, Cummins said Becky was happy that he was telling his side of the Sandpapergate story.

“She’s always just, ‘be honest and tell the details.’ And put your washing away,” he said.

“I’ve been with Becky since well before that tour (in 2018), so she’s seen everything, she’s lives it all with me. So, she’s just saying ‘show your emotion’ because a lot of people here (in Australian cricket) are hurting.”

shut down suggestions he was caught having a “spat” with wife Becky while taking aim at the “ridiculous” intrusion into his family life, confirming that the pair were having an animated discussion about book.

In between questions about and sandpaper on Friday, the Test captain also addressed what was going on between the couple.

“I mean, it’s half very comical. Becky wears her heart on her sleeve,”