Tim Paine criticized England Test team. He labeled as “below-average side.” England are ranked last in the WTC. In a recent documentary, Tim Paine, the ex-captain of Australia, criticized England’s Test team, labeling them as a “below-average side,” following the disclosure of Ben Stokes’ motivational talk during the 2023 Ashes. The Ashes series of 2023 … Read more
Paine lauds Warner as Australia’s best white-ball batter. Warner’s historic 163-run inning breaks records. Paine expects Warner-Head and Marsh partnership next match. Former Australia Test captain Tim Paine has said that David Warner is the best white-ball batter Australia has ever produced. Warner recently smashed 163 in Australia’s victory over Pakistan in the Men’s ODI … Read more
Australia and South Africa’s three-week fight could get “feisty” at times. Since that controversial match more than four years ago. This is their first Test match clash, a format of the game that allows battles. Pat Cummins, Australian captain is hopeful to win tha series against South Africa. Australia and South Africa’s three-week fight could … Read more
Former Australia skipper Tim Paine, who surrendered after a sexting. Embarrassment last November and took an ” indefinite mental health break.” From cricket, has finished his exile and is back in preparing in Tasmania. Tim Paine was discarded from Tasmania’s rundown of contracted players in May yet was given the all-unmistakable. To prepare with the … Read more
Former Australia captain Tim Paine has been denied a new state contract for the 2022-23 season, placing more doubt on the 37-year-playing old’s career. Paine hasn’t played since resigning as Australia captain in 2017 following an off-field scandal in which he sent sexually explicit texts to a female coworker at Cricket Tasmania. Following that, he … Read more
Australian chief selector George Bailey said that Matthew Wade is the top priority as a wicketkeeper in T20Is. The statement came after Wade was ruled out of the central contracts list of CA for season 2022-23. CA revealed the contracts list on Thursday, which had many names missing including Tim Paine, Moises Henriques, Ben McDermott, … Read more
Wicketkeeper-batsman Josh Inglis was one of the 20 players to have been awarded the national contract within the two months after his debut. Wicketkeeper Matthew Wade and opener Marcus Harris along with all-rounder Moises Henriques, batsman Ben McDermott and bowlers Jhye Richardson and Kane Richardson were not considered. Former Test captain Tim Paine and retired … Read more
ADELAIDE: Steve Smith says he always felt that he had the support of the Australian public after slipping back into the captaincy of the Test team this week, capping a remarkable career revival. In March 2018, Smith was enemy number one in the wake of a ball-tampering scandal that shook cricket. It was a long road … Read more
BRISBANE: Joe Root and Dawid Malan dug in to give England some badly needed cheer at tea on the third day of the opening Ashes Test against Australia at the Gabba on Friday. England were 107-2 at the break with skipper Root on 26 and Malan 35, still 171 runs behind. They lost both openers … Read more
BRISBANE: Travis Head said before the opening Ashes Test against England that he was in “a great space” to finally cement his place in the Australian side — his magnificent 152 will help do just that, and then some. The amiable 27-year-old has been in and out of the Test side since his debut in … Read more
SYDNEY: Australia’s Tim Paine will quit all forms of cricket for the “foreseeable future”, Cricket Tasmania said Friday, after a sexting scandal led him to resign as Test captain. His decision put an abrupt end to the debate in Australia over whether he should take part in the Ashes, with the first Test against England opening in Brisbane on … Read more
SYDNEY: Pat Cummins is widely regarded as an all-round nice guy with an excellent cricketing brain, doggedly overcoming early-career injuries to reach the pinnacle of the game. A decade after making his international debut, he is not only the world’s premier bowler but Australia’s 47th Test skipper, elevated to one of the nation’s highest-profile roles … Read more
SYDNEY: Australia named paceman Pat Cummins as their Test cricket captain and Steve Smith as vice-captain Friday after a sexting scandal led Tim Paine to resign last week, just ahead of the Ashes. “Pat is an outstanding player and leader — he has earned enormous respect from his teammates and from all corners of the game for … Read more
BRISBANE: Australia’s bowlers want Tim Paine behind the stumps for the first Ashes Test against England because he is “the best keeper in the world”, spin king Nathan Lyon said Thursday. Paine quit as Test captain in disgrace last week over a historical text message scandal but is keen to keep playing. Read more: Tim … Read more
BRISBANE: Tim Paine has the full support of the Australian team and deserves to keep his place for the first Ashes Test against England, opener Marcus Harris said Wednesday. Paine suddenly quit as Test captain last week over a series of lewd text messages with a female colleague in 2017 that were about to be … Read more
SYDNEY: Cricket Tasmania launched a scathing attack on the sport’s Australian governing body Tuesday over its “appalling” treatment of former Test skipper Tim Paine, saying anger in the community was “palpable”. Paine, who was born and bred in Tasmania, tearfully quit as captain on Friday ahead of the Ashes against England over a series of … Read more
SYDNEY: Chief selector George Bailey said Tuesday he will step aside from voting on whether Tim Paine should remain in the Australian Test cricket side if there is a split decision, given their personal and business relationship. Paine abruptly quit as skipper on Friday ahead of the Ashes series against England over a series of lewd text … Read more
MELBOURNE: Tim Paine Sunday said Australian coach Justin Langer wanted him to remain as Test skipper, as he spoke of his “distress” and “embarrassment” over a sexting scandal that cost him his job. The 36-year-old abruptly quit on Friday ahead of the Ashes series against England over a series of lewd text messages with a … Read more
SYDNEY: Pat Cummins shaped up as the frontrunner Saturday to take over from disgraced former Australia Test skipper Tim Paine, with the likes of Mark Taylor, Dennis Lillie, and Steve Waugh all singing his praises. The 28-year-old, who has served as vice-captain in both Test and white-ball formats since 2019, is widely seen as being … Read more
SYDNEY: Tim Paine, who quit Friday as Test skipper, was hailed as Australian cricket’s saviour when he took over the captaincy in 2018 after a ball-tampering scandal left the team’s reputation in tatters. A journeyman wicketkeeper-batsman, Paine was 33 at the time and considering retirement before being unexpectedly appointed to the most scrutinised role in Australian … Read more
SYDNEY: Tim Paine abruptly quit as Australian Test cricket captain Friday over an explicit “private text exchange” with a female colleague — a bombshell announcement just weeks before the Ashes series begins against arch-rivals England. “Today, I’m announcing my decision to stand down as the captain of the Australian men’s Test team,” said an emotional Paine, failing … Read more
Australia Test captain Tim Paine said Friday that the Ashes will go ahead with or without Joe Root after the England skipper refused to commit until there was more clarity around coronavirus quarantine rules. Cricket Australia is negotiating with Canberra and their English counterparts over what type of biosecurity bubble players may have to endure … Read more
Tim Paine, Australia’s Test captain, said on Friday that he believes nations would skip the Twenty20 World Cup next month or play Afghanistan because of the Taliban’s alleged prohibition on women participating in sport. The International Cricket Council (ICC) has yet to make the decisions regarding the government’s stance on women and Afghanistan men’s T20 … Read more
Australian Captain Tim Paine has commented about a love and hate relationship with his Indian Counterpart and said that we love to hate Virat Kohli but also adore his cricket. India and Australia are all set to face each other in three ODIs, three T20Is, and four Tests. The first ODI match between the two … Read more
