Tim Paine has admitted that he believes the texting scandal cost him the Australian Test captaincy. That was a time bomb that was always going to go public at some point.
Tim Paine’s resignation from captaincy continues to impact Australian cricket in the lead-up to the Ashes, with the search for a new captain to include background checks for potential integrity issues.
Paine cleared of any misconduct in a 2018 integrity unit investigation. After sending obscene messages and a graphic image to an associate of Cricket Tasmania.
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Cricket Australia chairman Richard Freudenstein and CEO Nick Hockley admitted on Saturday. That they would have ousted Penn as captain if he in charge at the time. But he has since defended inaction. He claimed that he did not feel any need to go deeper into the investigation after becoming aware of it when he joined the organization in 2019 and 2020 respectively.
However, Paine has admitted that he always thought the issue might come to the fore, having previously been aware of other attempts to reveal the story publicly.
Tim Paine With his Wife Bonnie said in an Interview with the Herald Sun
Tim Paine, along with his wife Bonnie, said in an interview to the Herald Sun. “I thought the issue sorted out. But it always came up around a big series or at the start of a cricket season.” “Over the past three years, many times media agencies have put forth before us that they have evidence, yet they have never chosen to write it.
“But I knew it was going to come out at some point no more than I wanted to.”
Paine insists that the 2017 messages between him and his colleague were entirely consensual. And that he only found out when the complaint was fill six months later.
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By the time he appointed Test captain. Integrity unit interviews were taking place ahead of the white-ball tour of England in mid-2018. He did not believe the existence of messages was a reason for not accepting the captaincy for a long time.
Tim Said I didn’t think there was Anything to Consider
“Since it was a consensual exchange of messages months ago. I didn’t think there was anything to consider,” said Tim Paine. “ Didn’t think for a moment that it was an issue.” Will become. I just feel so excited and honor to be ask.”
He is also certain that he can continue as a player in Australia’s Test team, hinting that the home Ashes heat was his target for potential retirement.
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Tim Paine Insists he will be Able to Play in the Ashes Getty Images
“I see it as the ultimate high to be able to finish my Test career after winning the Ashes series in Australia,” Paine said. “That’s the dream. That’s what I want to do.”
Asked if he could play in the Ashes series, which would come under heavy scrutiny without controversy, Paine said: “Yes, I’m sure I can.”
He revealed that the head coach had initially tried to persuade him to continue and he did not believe any of his teammates knew about the messages.
“JL [Justin Langer] told me he was devastated,” Paine said. “He was very determine that he want me to continue as captain. And then once I told him the reason I thought resigning was the best thing to do. He was with me all the way.”
Despite this, Paine’s admission raises questions about why the new CA management did not look further into the 2018 investigation, if there was always a fear that the story would start all over again.
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Stating that his board would have acted differently. Freudenstein claimed on Saturday that the Australian captain. Should be supremely accountable for his actions. However, he defended his organization’s handover process, noting that the CEO, seven directors and several other key executives have changed since the 2018 investigation.
“Once you have a private case that is subject to full integrity unit scrutiny, it will not be common for that to be part of the handover,” Freudenstein said.
“All I can say is that the entire current Australian Cricket Board. Including the members who joined the board in 2018, are very clear that if the same situation arises today, we will make a different decision.”
