Australia coach Justin Langer has not ruled out a return to international cricket for Tim Paine despite the wicketkeeper resigning from the captaincy following his involvement in a"sexting" scandal.
Paine threw Australia's Ashes preparations into turmoil three weeks before the start of the series against England when he quit the role before it was announced he would be taking an indefinite mental health break from the game. "When I saw him he's obviously shattered with what's happened because he's been such an exemplary figure in Australian cricket, for the last four years particularly," Langer told reporters on Saturday."He absolutely loves cricket. He's 37 and he is as fit as any athlete, certainly in our squad and we've got some fit athletes here."His number one priority at the moment is his family, as you can imagine, and that's how it should be.
"We made a commitment probably six months ago to be very mission-focussed and to have real clarity with everyone's roles in the team, whether it's the players and the staff," he said."The World Cup has been accomplished and there was distractions then, but if you stay mission-focussed ... You haven't got time to be focussed on anything else except winning what we're trying to do.
"We did that at the World Cup, we'll do that in the Ashes and when we get a chance, everyone will catch up with Painey and keep paying him the respect he deserves."
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