Tim Paine Comeback: Former Australia Test captain Tim Paine is all set for his comeback in cricket. Tim Paine has been named in the Tasmanian Tigers squad for a Sheffield Shield match. Tasmania will play their Sheffield Shield opener against Queensland Bulls in Brisbane this week. Since resigning as Test captain of the national side in November 2021 due to a sexting controversy, Paine has not played any cricket. Follow InsideSport.IN for LIVE updates about Cricket Australia
Tim Paine Comeback: Former Australia Test captain returns to cricket, will play 1st match after SEXTING SCANDAL after being named in Tasmania squad for Sheffield Shield – Check OUT
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Paine will line up as gloveman for the Tigers against Queensland at Allan Border Field on Thursday. In April 2021, Tim Paine played his final first-class game. However, the 37-year-old returned to Tasmania during the preseason after telling new coach Jeff Vaughan that he wanted to start playing again.
Paine has been practising with the Tasmanian team since mid-August, Last week, he was left off of the 14-player Marsh Cup squad.
Brad Hope, Mitch Owen, and Billy Stanlake were unavailable for selection for Tasmania due to injury management. Whilst Nathan Ellis and Matthew Wade are unavailable due to national commitments.
The former Australia captain will play his first first-class match in 18 months #SheffieldShield
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) October 4, 2022
MATCH DETAILS
Match: Queensland Bulls v Tasmanian Tigers
Date: Thursday 6 to Sunday 9 October
Venue: Allan Border Field, Brisbane
Time: First ball – 11 am AEDT
Queensland squad: Usman Khawaja (c), James Bazley, Joe Burns, Jack Clayton, Blake Edwards, Marnus Labuschagne, Jimmy Peirson (wk), Michael Neser, Matthew Renshaw, Gurinder Sandhu, Mark Steketee, Bryce Street, Mitchell Swepson
Tasmania squad: Jackson Bird, Jake Doran, Jarrod Freeman, Caleb Jewell, Riley Meredith, Ben McDermott, Tim Paine, Sam Rainbird, Peter Siddle, Jordan Silk (c), Charlie Wakim, Tim Ward, Beau Webster
Tim Paine Comeback: What was Tim Paine Sexting scandal
According to paperwork submitted to the Federal Court, Paine, 37, is accused of texting Renee Ferguson, a former employee of Cricket Tasmania, indecent texts in 2017 that included an unsolicited photograph of his genitalia.
Ferguson worked for the state’s cricket organisation from 2015 and 2017.
Paine left Australia Test captaincy in November 2021 after lewd texts he had allegedly sent became public.
Ferguson is also involved in a different legal dispute before the Federal Court where she is suing Cricket Tasmania for alleged sexual harassment.
Tim Paine Comeback: Former Australia Test captain returns to cricket, will play 1st match after SEXTING SCANDAL after being named in Tasmania squad for Sheffield Shield – Check OUT
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