Cricket: Australia selectors face Paine-ful headache


  • Cricket
  • Tuesday, 23 Nov 2021

FILE PHOTO: Cricket - Ashes 2019 - Fifth Test - England v Australia - Kia Oval, London, Britain - September 12, 2019. Australia's Tim Paine drops a catch. Action Images via Reuters/Paul Childs

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - While Tim Paine will no longer lead his team out as Australia captain in the wake of a 'sexting' scandal, selectors have yet to decide whether he will take the field at all during the Ashes.

Being captain was the one thing that guaranteed the 36-year-old selection and he now faces a challenge to prove he deserves a spot behind the stumps.

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