Paine ready to dust off baggy green after seven-year gap


FILE PHOTO - Australia's Tim Paine catches a ball during a practice session ahead of their ICC Cricket World Cup quarter final match against India in Ahmedabad March 23, 2011. REUTERS/Amit Dave

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - For someone contemplating retirement earlier this year after multiple operations on a broken finger, Australia's surprise Ashes selection Tim Paine is visiting his parents to retrieve the old baggy green cap he thought he may never don again.

The 32-year-old wicketkeeper, who played the last of his four tests in October 2010, was included in a 13-man squad for the opening two tests against England, replacing out-of-form state team mate Matthew Wade and denying Peter Nevill a spot.

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