{"id":24656,"date":"2021-01-20T08:46:35","date_gmt":"2021-01-20T09:46:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=24656"},"modified":"2021-01-20T09:59:01","modified_gmt":"2021-01-20T09:59:01","slug":"defiant-paine-wants-to-lead-australia-to-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=24656","title":{"rendered":"Defiant Paine wants to lead Australia to South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Brisbane:\u00a0Australian captain\u00a0Tim\u00a0Paine\u00a0insists he is the right man to lead his team to South Africa and to the possible Test championship final at Lords despite a sub-par performance in the Test series against India.<\/strong><\/p>\n

India beat Australia by three wickets at the Gabba on Tuesday, the first time since 1988 the Australians have lost a Test in Brisbane.<\/p>\n

The win ensured the tourists claimed the series 2-1 and retained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy they won in Australia in 2018-19.\u00a0Paine\u00a0conceded he was below par in the last two Tests.<\/p>\n

He dropped a number of chances on the final day in Sydney, when India batted all day to salvage a draw, and missed a stumping on the last day in Brisbane as Rishabh Pant led India to a stunning victory.<\/p>\n

Paine\u00a0also came under heavy criticism from a number of former players over his bowling changes, field placings and his decisions on when to declare.<\/p>\n

But he said that he had no intention of stepping down and would take Australia to South Africa in February.<\/p>\n

“I’m still looking forward to going to South Africa to try and win a series there,”\u00a0Paine\u00a0said.<\/p>\n

“We had a goal to make the Test championship final — that’s still achievable and it’s a goal for me and the group.”<\/p>\n

India are now top of the Test championship table, with New Zealand second and Australia third.<\/p>\n

The series against South Africa is the last chance Australia have of reaching the top two and making the August final at Lords.<\/p>\n

Paine\u00a0was also forced to fend off criticism from former Australian great Adam Gilchrist that he couldn’t captain effectively and keep wicket as well.<\/p>\n

“I think I had an ordinary day in Sydney, I’ll cop that on the chin,”\u00a0Paine\u00a0said.<\/p>\n

“It doesn’t always go your way in cricket or in life so for me it’s about soldiering on.<\/p>\n

“I said a few times I have improvement in me, I still feel like I want to get better and I certainly want to keep leading this team.”<\/p>\n

Paine\u00a0was appointed captain and wicketkeeper after the ball tampering scandal in South Africa, which led to Steve Smith being stood down as captain and suspended for 12 months.<\/p>\n

“I’m loving the job. I’m going to cop heaps of flak I know that,” he said.<\/p>\n

“I’ve been absolutely belted by the Indians over the last seven days — that’s been interesting. But that’s par for the course for this job.”<\/p>\n

Read:\u00a0Record-breaking India clinch Australia Test series in Gabba thriller<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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