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Tim Paine Slams Lack of Transparency on Kagiso Rabada’s Drug Test

Tim Paine Slams Lack of Transparency on Kagiso Rabada’s Drug Test

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Former Australia captain Tim Paine has criticised the lack of transparency in Kagiso Rabada’s failed drug test, calling for full disclosure from the authorities handling the matter. Rabada disclosed that he is serving a provisional suspension after testing positive for a banned recreational drug. The South African pacer had left the IPL 2025 last month after playing two games for the Gujarat Titans, citing personal reasons. “It stinks. I don’t like this use around personal issues, and it being used to hide stuff that isn’t a personal issue,” said Tim Paine. “If you have a professional sportsman that’s tested for recreational drugs during a tournament in which he is playing, that doesn’t fall under personal issues for me.” “That falls under you have broken your contract. That is not a personal issue, that is something that is happening in your personal life,” he added. Kagiso Rabada (image: X) “Taking drugs – recreational or performance enhancing – is not a personal issue that can just be hidden for a month. A guy can be taken out …

It stinks. I don’t like this use around personal issues: Tim Paine slams Kagiso Rabada | Cricket News

It stinks. I don’t like this use around personal issues: Tim Paine slams Kagiso Rabada | Cricket News

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Former Australian cricketer Tim Paine slammed Kagiso Rabada for the use of recreational drugs. Earlier, Rabada withdrew from the Indian Premier League 2025 mid-way through the tournament from the Gujarat Titans, citing personal reasons at the time. “As has been reported, I recently returned to South Africa from participating in the IPL for personal reasons,” Rabada said in a statement. “This was due to my returning an adverse analytical finding for the use of a recreational drug,” he added. “I am deeply sorry to all those that I have let down. I will never take the privilege of playing cricket for granted. This privilege is much larger than me. It goes beyond my personal aspirations. Moving forward, this moment will not define me. I will keep doing what I have always done, continuously working hard and playing with passion and devotion to my craft,” Rabada said. Paine, though, lashed at the 29-year-old for the usage of the term “personal issue” as he returned to South Africa from IPL. “It stinks. I don’t like this use …

“Cannot See Them Getting Close” Tim Paine Praise Australia’s Dominance Ahead of 2nd Sri Lanka Test

“Cannot See Them Getting Close” Tim Paine Praise Australia’s Dominance Ahead of 2nd Sri Lanka Test

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The former Australia captain Tim Paine has expressed confidence in Australia’s all-rounder prowess, which casts doubt on Sri Lanka’s chances. Australia’s comprehensive performance in the first test has given a commanding win by an innings and 242 runs difference. According to Tim Paine, Steve Smith’s leadership was instrumental, explaining as ‘close to flawless’ at the post-match conference. He also extended Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, debut centurion Josh Inglis, and bowlers Matt Kuhnemann, Nathan Lyon, Toddy Murphy and Mitchell Starc. Paine has expressed doubts about Sri Lanka’s chances against in-form Australia. “I think Steve Smith said himself in the post-game press conference that the performance was close to flawless,” told Paine. Australia Cricket team (image: X) “That is from Travis Head at the start, Usman Khawaja controlling most of that innings, Steve Smith coming out and playing like the wizard he is in those conditions, and then Josh Inglis on debut to score a Test match 100 is a really special moment for him.” “Then the bowlers, Kuhnemann, Lyon, Murphy and Starc were all spot on …

Tim Paine on Sydney pitch for 5th IND vs AUS Test: I would have given it the lowest possible rating and effectively placed the SCG on notice | Cricket News

Tim Paine on Sydney pitch for 5th IND vs AUS Test: I would have given it the lowest possible rating and effectively placed the SCG on notice | Cricket News

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Former Australian cricketer Tim Paine slammed the pitch for the final Test at Sydney Cricket Ground. The Test ended up in two-and-a-half days with none of the teams reaching the 200 run-mark. The surface was seaming around throughout the Test match and showed signs of inconsistent bounce as the cracks opened up. “It meant batting relied more on luck than skill and although the ICC gave it a satisfactory rating, I would have given it the lowest possible rating and effectively placed the SCG on notice: dish up something like that again and you will be suspended from hosting international cricket,” Paine wrote in his column vs News Corp via Yahoo. Earlier ICC has rated the Sydney pitch as ‘satisfactory,’ which is the second-highest category. “The SCG has been striving to bring out their unique characteristics of early pace and bounce before the pitch wears and spins. This year was a step in the right direction to achieving this which provided an exciting finish to the Border Gavaskar Trophy series and bodes well for the Ashes …

‘I think he and JL used to have a real difference of opinion’: Tim Paine recalls when Justin Langer wanted to tame down Travis Head’s aggression | Cricket News

‘I think he and JL used to have a real difference of opinion’: Tim Paine recalls when Justin Langer wanted to tame down Travis Head’s aggression | Cricket News

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As India and many other sides in the world have found many times in the last 15-18 months when Travis Head is on song irrespective of the color of the ball the gutsy left-hander takes the game away from the opposition. The 30-year-old also holds the record of winning eight of Man Of the Matches for his eight centuries in Test matches which is an indication of the impact he has on games. However, former Australian skipper Tim Paine revealed that former coach Justin Langer and other support staff tried to tame the aggression of the southpaw. “I don’t think either of them will mind me saying this, but I think he and JL used to have a real difference of opinion,” Paine said on Tuesday on SEN Breakfast. “You’ve got Test greats in commentary and you’ve got a Test great (Langer) that’s coaching and Graeme Hick at the time who’d scored 101 first-class hundreds as his batting coach (offering advice). They were trying really hard for him to work on his defense and it …

Tim Paine reveals how Travis Head used to have difference of opinion with former Australia coach Justin Langer | Cricket News

Tim Paine reveals how Travis Head used to have difference of opinion with former Australia coach Justin Langer | Cricket News

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Former Australia Test captain feels the credit for success of Travis Head in the international cricket should be given to head coach Andrew McDonald and skipper Pat Cummins, who gave him the freedom to play his natural game. Paine says under Justin Langer, Head couldn’t flourished as a cricketer because of a difference of opinion. “I don’t think either of them will mind me saying this, but I think he and JL (Justin Langer) used to have a real difference of opinion,” Paine told SEN Breakfast. “You’ve got Test greats in commentary and you’ve got a Test great (Langer) that’s coaching and Graeme Hick at the time who’d scored 101 First Class hundreds as his batting coach (offering advice). “They were trying really hard for him to work on his defence and it wasn’t the way he wanted to go about it, but he was a young Test player who was trying to impress and trying to stay in the team, so he was trying to please a bit of everyone. “I think that’s been …

Tim Paine Hails Labuschagne, McSweeney’s Resilience After Adelaide Win

Tim Paine Hails Labuschagne, McSweeney’s Resilience After Adelaide Win

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Former Australia captain Tim Paine has lauded Marnus Labuschagne and Nathan McSweeney’s performance in the Pink-ball test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy, in which the hosts secured a 10-wicket victory at Adelaide. The hosts levelled the series 1-1 after the win in the Pink-ball test where Marnus Labuschagne and Nathan McSweeney had a decent performance which helped the side to secure a win in a match. “We spoke a couple of days ago about the pressure that was on them and the response that people were wanting to see. This is a harshly treated team at times, but they are one of the great teams,” Paine said. Paine has praised the hosts, stating that the way they responded under pressure was huge. He particularly mentioned the likes of Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc. Marnus Labuschagne and Nathan McSweeney (image: X) “The big boys stood up I thought particularly the captain Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc – the pink ball wizard, Travis Head was amazing and Marnus I thought was really pleasing,” he stated. Paine also described …

Tim Paine on Pat Cummins-led Australia: ‘This is a harshly treated team at times’ | Cricket News

Tim Paine on Pat Cummins-led Australia: ‘This is a harshly treated team at times’ | Cricket News

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Former Australia Test captain Tim Paine showered praise on Australia’s senior pros for stepping up in the Adelaide Test after losing in Perth. Australia lost the first Test in Perth by 295 runs but bounced back in style to win in Adelaide by 10 wickets. The third Test between Australia and India at Gabba in Brisbane starts on Saturday. “A bit of relief I would have thought, no doubt,” Paine told SEN Breakfast. “We spoke a couple of days ago about the pressure that was on them and the response that people were wanting to see. “This is a harshly treated team at times, but they are one of the great teams. Australia’s captain Pat Cummins, center without cap, celebrates with teammates after the dismissal of India’s KL Rahul during the day two of the second cricket test match between Australia and India at the Adelaide Oval in Adelaide, Australia, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/James Elsby) “They have won everything but the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and they know that, they’ve spoken about that, this is …

Tim Paine on Marnus Labuschagne if he fails again in Adelaide: ‘I’d be backing him again next Test as well’ | Cricket News

Tim Paine on Marnus Labuschagne if he fails again in Adelaide: ‘I’d be backing him again next Test as well’ | Cricket News

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Former Australia Test captain Tim Paine says he won’t drop Marnus Labuschagne even if the Australian No 3 fails again in the Adelaide Test, which starts from Friday. Marnus Labuschagne has looked awfully out-of-form and is averaging 13.66 in his last Test innings. “I certainly would have (picked him for Adelaide) and I’d be backing him again next Test as well,” Paine said on SEN Breakfast. “There are a few reasons why, one is he’s got some credits in the bank, that’s first and foremost. You don’t get to the averaging 48 in Test cricket, even after a horror run recently without (being a good player),” he added. Paine explains why he would not expose another youngster in front of Jasprit Bumrah. “Secondly, I’m not sure what the options are behind him at the moment, and if there are options they are young and I’m not sure I want to expose that to Jasprit Bumrah. That’s got to be in their thought process. “You don’t want to throw Sam Konstas into this series against a …

Border-Gavaskar Trophy | ‘It’s funny with the technology’: Former Australian wicket keeper Tim Paine on sledging against R Ashwin and Rishabh Pant | Cricket News

Border-Gavaskar Trophy | ‘It’s funny with the technology’: Former Australian wicket keeper Tim Paine on sledging against R Ashwin and Rishabh Pant | Cricket News

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With the last Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia being remembered for India’s come from behind historic 2-1 win in 2020-21, the then Australian wicket-keeper sledging Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin during the historic 256-ball 62-run-partnership to save the Sydney Test remains one of the highlights of the series. The former wicket-keeper was told by Ashwin that the India series will be his last as the stump mic caught the two having a banter. Paine, who had told Ashwin about ‘his team-mates liking him at least, ••••••’, had also told Rishabh Pant to babysit his kids during the third Test at Melbourne earlier in 2018-2019 to which Pant had replied terming Paine as ‘temporary captain’. The former Australian wicket-keeper has now termed technology as funny, drawing comparisons of the sledging incidents to the alleged ball tampering comments by umpire Shawn Craig during India A’s unofficial Test against Australia earlier this month. “Both the Pant and Ashwin lines were captured on stump mic, just as umpire Shawn Craig’s comments to India A players were during the recent A match …