Apart from Warner, then skipper Steve Smith and batter Cameron Bancroft were handed bans of varying lengths by Cricket Australia eight years ago.
“When other people talk about how they’ve been affected by it, there’s nothing worse for me, Steve and Cam, who have to walk out there every day and we cop abuse.
“Yes, we accepted it, but at the end of the day, my wife and I paid the greatest price. We lost a baby during that time. That’s why it really hurts me the most until the truth is accepted,” he said.
Langer hopes it ends now
Former Australian coach Justin Langer, who took over the job post Sandpapergate, hoped everyone would move on from the sordid saga at the earliest.
“I think he (Cummins) did what he had to do. Strong leaders, they stand up … the captain stood up and Mitch Marsh stood up yesterday,” Langer told SEN.
“Hopefully, that’ll put some sort of line in the sand, because we have to move on. There’s too many people being hurt in Australian cricket, and that includes the Australian public.
“We have to draw a line in the sand somewhere … whether the press conference today is going to help that or hinder that, time will tell,” said Langer.