Paine had all but walked away from professional cricket just months before his stunning recall to the Australian Test side in November, 2017. Then the Cape Town scandal happened and Paine became one of Test cricket's unlikeliest captains. He has had mixed success, although becoming the first Australian to retain the Ashes on English soil in 18 years is an achievement on which he can forever hang his hat.
It's been rare in recent years that the Australian batting hasn't been the biggest selection talking point, but Starc and Lyon's battles have bumped the batsmen into the background ever so slightly. But it remains a big issue. Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith are clearly the two most bankable propositions, while Warner, even at 34, has done enough to shore up his spot, at least in the short-term.
after dropping him for the second time in 18 months. On the positive side, Pucovski and Green have emerged as likely long-term prospects.A big one, and a matter that is somewhat under-sold. For all the fans pushing for Glenn Maxwell's Test recall, when was the last time he played a first-class match? That would be October, 2019, well over a year ago.
DanielCherny Too timid by far!
DanielCherny Well as long as one of the questions is ' how come we were allowed to hit Pujara with the ball 10 times' while the Aussies in the commentary box were waxing eloquent about ' accurate bowling'
DanielCherny Simply outplayed!
DanielCherny burning questions concerning India's guts and determination - the final day was gripping
DanielCherny Apart from one hour in Adelaide, couldn’t bowl the opposition out!
DanielCherny The last thing CricketAus should be doing ahead is change tdpaine36 as skipper.
DanielCherny Arrogant fools. Not much more to it than that.
DanielCherny Question 1: “Why don’t we just shut the fuck up, and play better test cricket?”
DanielCherny Cheats never prosper.
DanielCherny Failed to set winning fields in the last 2 tests
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