Former Australia test cricket captain Tim Paine retires
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Former Australia test cricket captain Tim Paine in Hobart, Tasmania. File photo
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Former Australia test cricket captain Tim Paine has announced his retirement following the conclusion of Tasmania's Sheffield Shield first-class match against Queensland on Friday, March 17, 2023.Wicketkeeper Paine captained Australia in 23 tests between early 2018 and 2021, playing 35 tests overall. He became Australia's 46th test skipper after Steve Smith had his captaincy stripped in the wake of the ball-tampering scandal on Australia's 2018 tour of South Africa. Paine stood down from the captaincy in late 2021 after it was revealed he had sent explicit text messages to a former Cricket Tasmania employee. Paine, who debuted against Pakistan at Lord's in 2010, averaged 32.63 in te...