David Warner has branded Cricket Australia's investigation into Sandpapergate 'shoddy'.

A staggering act of cheating, tearful apologies, a botched investigation, prime-time  TV grilling and a team locked in a civil war that has dragged in family members, causing trauma and heartbreak. 

Usman Khawaja refused to enlighten cricket fans further after making bombshell claims the entire Australian Test team was in on the 2018 sandpaper plot.

David Warner addressed Pat Cummins' claims while commentating for Fox Cricket before Australia's one day international match against England at Perth's Optus Stadium on Friday.

In a lengthy Sydney press conference, Cummins addressed dozens of questions about ball-tampering exposed during the third Test of the tour in Cape Town.

Pat Cummins has erupted at Usman Khawaja.

LAWRENCE BOOTH: Joe Root has played down Usman Khawaja's claim that 'the whole world' was tampering with the ball after the former Australia opener's revelations.

RICHARD GIBSON: Daily Mail Sport understands that he chose Surrey despite receiving a couple of more lucrative offers from other counties, lured by the chance to challenge for the title.

I spoke to one England insider yesterday who said Australia were turning into a laughing stock. 'There is no way in the world that the rest of the lads in that team did not know what was going on,' he said.

The context of Australia captain Pat Cummins's frank exchange with his wife Becky has been analysed by a lipreader. 

LAWRENCE BOOTH IN PERTH: If there was any doubt Australia is in the grip of a sandpaper-induced delirium, it was dispelled during a farcical press conference with Mitchell Marsh.