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Tim Paine Announces Indefinite Leave From All Cricket; Pat Cummins Named Test Captain
Tim Paine announced his indefinite leave from all forms of cricket amidst the sexting scandal controversy. His announcement came only 12 days ahead of the start of Ashes. Furthermore, Pat Cummins and Steve Smith have been named as the Captain and Vice Captain respectively for the Test team by Cricket Australia. Henderson wrote, "Confirming that Paine is… read-more
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Australian Skipper Tim Paine Apologises To Ashwin For Misconduct
Regretting his behaviour towards Ravichandran Ashwin, Australian captain Tim Paine on January 12 apologised during a virtual press meet. "I'm human, I want to apologise for the mistakes that I made," said Paine. On the final day of Sydney Test, Paine had used provocative and foul language against Ashwin. Paine also said that he set a bad example of leadership in the match. Besides, he was fined for dissenting with umpire's call as well.
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