Former Australia skipper Tim Paine to end exile with first-class comeback | Cricket News – Times of India
MELBOURNE: Former Australia captain Tim Paine will end his long absence from elite cricket next week with the wicketkeeper set to make his Sheffield Shield comeback with Tasmania.
Paine quit the Test captaincy last November following revelations that he was investigated in 2018 for sending lewd text messages to a female former receptionist at state governing body Cricket Tasmania.
He subsequently withdrew from the game to go on an indefinite “mental health break” and was omitted from Tasmania’s contracts list in May.
Paine returned to training with Tasmania in August and on Tuesday was named in their 13-man squad for the Shield clash against Queensland starting Thursday, with captain and wicketkeeper Matthew Wade unavailable due to international commitments.
Paine, who played his last first-class match in April 2021, was set to lead Australia into the home Ashes series last year until the “sexting” allegations became public.
He was replaced by fast bowler Pat Cummins as captain, with Alex Carey taking his spot behind the stumps.
Paine, who said his texting to the former Cricket Tasmania staffer was consensual, was cleared by an internal Cricket Australia investigation in 2018, which was not revealed to the public until late last year.
Paine quit the Test captaincy last November following revelations that he was investigated in 2018 for sending lewd text messages to a female former receptionist at state governing body Cricket Tasmania.
He subsequently withdrew from the game to go on an indefinite “mental health break” and was omitted from Tasmania’s contracts list in May.
Paine returned to training with Tasmania in August and on Tuesday was named in their 13-man squad for the Shield clash against Queensland starting Thursday, with captain and wicketkeeper Matthew Wade unavailable due to international commitments.
Paine, who played his last first-class match in April 2021, was set to lead Australia into the home Ashes series last year until the “sexting” allegations became public.
He was replaced by fast bowler Pat Cummins as captain, with Alex Carey taking his spot behind the stumps.
Paine, who said his texting to the former Cricket Tasmania staffer was consensual, was cleared by an internal Cricket Australia investigation in 2018, which was not revealed to the public until late last year.
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