Tag: Tim Paine

Cummins feels nice about skipper Paine picking him as contender for future Test captaincy

Former skipper Michael Clarke has long been pushing for Cummins -- the current vice-captain -- to lead the national side.

April 4, 2020

Tim Paine issues warning to India ahead of their Australia tour late in 2020

The last time India toured Australia, Virat Kohli's men had given their country first-ever Test-series victory down under.

April 1, 2020

Steve Smith not lone option for Test captaincy, says Tim Paine

Steve Smith's captaincy ban was imposed by Cricket Australia in the calamitous aftermath of the 2018 Sandpaper Gate fiasco in 2018.

March 31, 2020

‘Hungry’ robbers went straight to McDonald’s after stealing Tim Paine’s wallet

Tim Paine had his wallet in his car which he had parked outside his home after converting his garage into a makeshift gym to stay fit during the lockdown.

March 31, 2020

Australian documentary ‘motivates’ England skipper Root for Ashes

Root, while acknowledging the importance of the World Test Championship, made clear an Ashes series in Australia remains the acid test for an England cricketer.

March 31, 2020

Australia tour of Bangladesh ‘unlikely’ to go ahead

Australia are slated to play a two-Test series against Bangladesh beginning June 11 in Chattogram, followed by the second match starting June 19 in Dhaka.

March 31, 2020

We’ve never seen anything like this: Aaron Finch on COVID-19 outbreak

Notably, the upcoming edition of the IPL has already been postponed to 15 April and Finch, who has been signed by the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), claims that it is difficult to plan anything given how things are at the moment.

March 18, 2020

Coronavirus bigger than cricket: Tim Paine

Meanwhile, the Australian women's cricket team, that recently lifted their fifth T20 World Cup after beating India in the finals, also had a tour scheduled to South Africa which now stands cancelled.

March 18, 2020

Return of David Warner, Steve Smith has strengthened batting: Tim Paine

Aussies drubbed Kiwis by 279 runs in the third and final Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground, thus concluding with a 3-0 whitewash.

January 6, 2020

Coach Justin Langer throws weight behind Tim Paine to remain Australia captain

There was talk about Paine's captaincy after he had said that this could be his last summer. Paine took over the reins from Steve Smith after the latter was banned for a year.

January 1, 2020

AUS vs NZ, Boxing Day Test: Tim Paine criticises DRS technology after two controversial decisions

Tim Paine expressed his discontentment after getting out by a controversial DRS decision and then seeing Ross Taylor getting saved by the TV Umpire.

December 27, 2019

‘Pat Cummins clearly the best bowler in world’: Tim Paine

Cummins on Thursday became the most expensive overseas buy and the second most in overall auction history of the Indian Premier League.

December 25, 2019

Shashi Tharoor calls Pakistan cricket team ‘a weak side’, unhappy with Paine’s declaration as Warner misses 400

On Saturday at Adelaide Oval, Warner was batting on 345 with Australia cruising on 589 for 3 when Paine declared the innings before wrapping up the visitors on 302 runs and asking them to follow on.

December 1, 2019

Steve Smith working on getting better sleep: Tim Paine

Recently, Steve Smith was in the news for punishing himself after getting out cheaply to Yasir Shah in the first Test against Pakistan.

November 28, 2019

Virat Kohli shouldn’t back away from Tim Paine’s pink-ball challenge, feels Gautam Gambhir

Australia captain Paine said on Sunday that he is keen to play the opening Test against touring India next year-end at The Gabba in Brisbane, possibly a day-night affair.

November 28, 2019

Watch | Tim Paine sledges Pakistan batter Mohammad Rizwan, says ‘he smells very nice’

Rizwan entered the crease in the 46th over when Pakistan were tottering at 94 for 5.

November 21, 2019

Not too sure, but Australian summer could be my last: Skipper Paine

Wicketkeeper Paine, 34, took over the reins after former skipper Steve Smith was handed a one-year suspension last year for his role in the ball-tampering scandal.

November 18, 2019