AUS Captain Tim Paine to enter Ashes without first-class match
Australia captain Tim Paine to walk into the Ashes without a first-class match. Paine is setting to go into the Ashes series without the first-class fixture under his belt.
The 2nd XI ready to play cricket :-
But he is setting to play club cricket and second XI cricket for Tasmania next week ahead of Australia’s intra-squad duel in Brisbane ahead of the Gabba Test.
Tim Paine is recovering from neck surgery in September and hasn’t played at all this summer. His last competitive game was in April.
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Before the first Ashes Test at the Gabba in December, he was expected to play four all-out matches, including the Shield game.
Last week’s rain obscured all hopes of playing for his club at the University of Tasmania. He is now set to play the first day of his duel against South Hobart Sandy Bay on Saturday but will miss Tasmania’s Shield duel against Western Australia starting Sunday.
There will be an opportunity to play in an intra-squad clash :-
He will instead play in Tasmania’s second XI in the four-day match against South Australia which starts on Monday. Paine will also have the opportunity to play in an intra-squad clash starting December 1 in Brisbane.
Australia’s chairman of selectors, George Bailey, did not care about Paine’s preparation.
“Just get some cricket under his belt, which we really believe is going to be back this weekend,” George Bailey said on Wednesday. “And I think from all the reports, the surgery went really well.
He’s feeling really, really confident. I think they’ve actually had to held him back a little over. The past few weeks to make sure the real healing tip is gone.
The Excited to lead the team :-
Okay and now it’s really just a matter of getting some game time under his belt. So he’s really relaxed and really encouraging to guide the team on day one at the Gabba.”
Paine will turn 37 on the first day of the Ashes series. And he told Sen last week that he has not given any focus on his future after this summer.
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Alex Carey and Josh Inglis have both been selected in Australia, A squad on Wednesday, but Carey is expecting to be the second wicketkeeper in the intra-squad match and Australia A wicketkeeper for the England Lions game starting in December. is the captain.
Josh Inglis is set to play as a batsman, as he was part of the group that requiring a 14-day quarantine to return from the T20 World Cup in the UAE and is likely to head back to Perth Scorchers for the starting of the BBL.