![]() Paine was appointed Test captain after Steve Smith was banned for a year for his part in a ball-tampering scandal and attempted cover-up during a series against South Africa in March 2018. Australia name squad for first two Tests.The first Test against England is due to start on 8 December in Brisbane. However, after learning the texts were set to be revealed publicly, Paine stepped down in a tearful press conference in Hobart, saying his actions did not meet the "standard of an Australian cricket captain, or the wider community". He said he was "exonerated", with Cricket Australia (CA) clearing him of any breach of their code of conduct at the time and Cricket Tasmania deciding "no further action was required or appropriate". Paine sent messages to a co-worker at Cricket Tasmania in November 2017, leading to a misconduct investigation after she made allegations against him in 2018. ![]() He added: "We are extremely concerned for his and Bonnie's well-being and will be making no further comment at this time." Paine's manager James Henderson wrote on Twitter external-link that the player was taking "an indefinite mental health break". It added that it "will continue to support Tim and his family both professionally and personally over the summer".įast bowler Pat Cummins succeeded Paine as Australia Test captain on Friday, with batter Steve Smith promoted to be vice-captain.Įarlier this week, the state association's chairman Andrew Gaggin said Paine's treatment by Cricket Australia had been "appalling." In a statement, Cricket Tasmania said Paine, 36, had advised them that he was taking a leave of absence "for the foreseeable future". ![]()
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