Timothy David Paine is an Australian international cricketer who currently captains the Australian national team in Test cricket. A right-handed batsman and a wicket-keeper, he plays for the Tasmanian Tigers in Australian domestic cricket. He was the captain of the Hobart Hurricanes before his selection for Australia in the 2017–18 Ashes series. Paine was confirmed as the 46th Captain of the Australian Test side on 28 March 2018 by Cricket Australia CEO James Sutherland.
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Timothy David Paine is an Australian international cricketer who currently captains the Australian national team in Test cricket. A right-handed batsman and a wicket-keeper, he plays for the Tasmanian Tigers in Australian domestic cricket. He was the captain of the Hobart Hurricanes before his selection for Australia in the 2017–18 Ashes series. Paine was confirmed as the 46th Captain of the Australian Test side on 28 March 2018 by Cricket Australia CEO James Sutherland. After former Australian captain Steve Smith admitted to involvement in a ball-tampering incident during the Third Test against South Africa in March 2018, Smith and vice-captain David Warner were stood down from their leadership positions mid-match. He attended secondary school at Bayview Secondary College and Rosny College. He captained Tasmania at Under-15 and Under-17 level, along with being a member of its Under-19 team at the age of just fifteen. At 16, Paine became Australia’s youngest-ever contracted player when he received a basic A$10,000 rookie contract with Tasmania. He made his ODI debut for Australia as a replacement for regular wicketkeeper Brad Haddin in 2009 against England, scoring his maiden international century. The following season, he made his maiden century in his first season with Tasmania, scoring 215 against Western Australia in Perth, scoring a double-century in his next innings. His first-class debut came shortly after as an opener when Tasmania played South Australia in Hobart during December 2005. He scored a duck in the first innings and 17 in the second as Tasmania drew the match.
In December 2003, he was announced captain of Australia’s U19 team for the 2004 World Cup in Bangladesh, played in February and March 2004. In November 2004, he scored 142 runs at an average of 66 and took two catches with taking seven wickets with taking 22. 28 runs in eight matches in the final to Bangladesh. However, Australia lost the final game of the tournament to Bangladesh by an innings and 28 runs. In the final match, he played an opening role as solely an opening batsman during an one-day match against WesternAustralia in Perth. He also played an innings as solely a bowler during the first one day match against Australia in November 2005, scoring an opening innings score of 28. He played his first ODI match in the 2005–06 season, and also their 2007–08 one- day winning side. In April 2011 he was not a regular in the Australian cricket side from April 2011 until his recall for the 20172018 Ashes series when both Peter Nevill and Matthew Wade failed to impress selectors. This was a significant comeback for Paine, who had to be convinced not to retire by coach Adam Griffith. As a junior he was a talented Australian rules player—considered good enough to make the Australian Football League —and his brother Nick, one of four siblings, plays in the Tasmaniaian Football League with the Clarence Football Club. His uncle, Robert Shaw, was an AFL player and coach. His father, John, said: \”He was always the smallest one playing cricket,\” his father said.
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