Former Australia Test captain Tim Paine has slammed the England Test captain Ben Stokes for his comments from the Ashes 2023 documentary. Paine said to the England team that they are a ‘below-average’ Test side and that they need to get their ‘head around that’ as well. In the documentary released by the ECB, Ben […]

Former Australia Test captain Tim Paine strongly feels that Australia should seriously play well to hamper England’s chances of progressing into the Super 8 stage of the 2024 T20 World Cup. Australia have already sealed their progress after registering three wins on the trot. Scotland are currently placed on five points while England have one […]

Former Australia captain Tim Paine has weighed in on Steve Smith’s transition to opening the batting, expressing his preference for Smith to be at the top of the order if he were the opposition. Smith has taken up the role of opener following David Warner’s retirement but has encountered difficulties in settling into his new […]

Australia registered a narrow win against New Zealand in the second Test match at Christchurch as well. A tremendous effort from Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey and Pat Cummins helped Australia post a total of 279 runs, despite being 80/5 at one point in time. And, former Australia captain Tim Paine is not happy with the […]

Former Australia cricketers Brad Haddin and Tim Paine didn’t hold back in criticizing England captain Ben Stokes for his recent comments suggesting that the 1-3 scoreline in the ongoing series doesn’t reflect how close the matches have been. The duo pointed out that India is playing without some of their top stars, making Stokes’ remarks […]

Former Australian captain Tim Paine has called for Travis Head to replace Marnus Labuschagne in the top order for Australia’s upcoming ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 match against New Zealand. Head is set to make a comeback from a hand injury for the game, which has created a dilemma for the Australian selectors. Steven […]

Former Australian wicketkeeper Tim Paine has added fuel to the fire by sharing an old video of English wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow waiting for a batter to lift his leg for a possible stumping. This video resurfaced amidst the ongoing controversy surrounding Bairstow’s dismissal in the Lord’s Test, where Australian wicketkeeper Alex Carey hit the stumps […]

Tim Paine feels Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum’s egoistic approach was the reason behind some of England’s erroneous decisions in the first Ashes Test where Australia registered a thrilling two-wicket win in Birmingham despite England’s aggressive intent. However, England will hope to bounce back in the series by registering a win in the second, playing […]

Former Australia captain Tim Paine feels England’s predictability and egoistic approach will give Australia the edge ahead of the second Ashes Test. The second game of the five-match series will take place at Lord’s in London from Wednesday, June 28. Australia will head into the match after a thrilling two-wicket win in the first Ashes […]

Australia’s remarkable victory in the Edgbaston Test against England left former captain Tim Paine reminiscing about their redemption. The match posed a challenging target of 174 runs for Australia on the final day, but rain delays reduced their playing time to just 67 overs. Despite consistent wicket losses, Usman Khawaja stood out as the sole […]