It was not long ago that Australia wicketkeeper Tim Paine was considering giving up the game entirely. Now he is set to captain the team as they look to pick up the pieces following the ball-tampering scandal. Paine and disgraced ex-captain Smith made their test debuts together against Pakistan in the unlikely surroundings of Lord's in 2010. He has carried that form into the series with South Africa, averaging almost 40, while being virtually faultless behind the stumps. "We're still the Australian cricket team and we're expected to put up a better effort than we did.

Source: dna March 29, 2018 17:44 UTC