Former Australian test captain Tim Paine is set to make a return to cricket. Last November, it was revealed the 37-year-old had been investigated in 2018 for sending racy text messages to a female former receptionist at Cricket Tasmania.
He subsequently stepped down from his duty as the captain of his country’s red-ball side and was replaced by Pat Cummins, with Alex Carey taking his spot behind the stumps. He subsequently took a mental health break from the game and was omitted from Tasmania’s contracts list in May.
But almost a year later, Paine was selected for Tasmania’s 13-man squad for the Shield Sheffield clash against Queensland starting Thursday after returning to training in August. Ahead of playing a first class match for the first time since April 2021, the former international cricketer is raring to go.
