Spin legend Shane Warne has backed Pat Cummins for Australia’s subsequent Test captaincy, saying it’s the proper time for the quick bowler to take over the function of Tim Paine. Paine resigned on Friday after being investigated by Cricket Australia (CA) for sending obscene messages to a feminine colleague in 2017.
Warne feels Cummins, who’s the present vice-captain, ought to be made the captain simply forward of the Ashes sequence.
Warne wrote in Australia’s Daily Telegraph, “For me, the time is right to have Pat Cummins as captain, which I thought before the events of Friday unfolded.” The 28-year-old Cummins, who made his debut in 2011, has taken 164 wickets in 32 Tests.
“Poster boy, respected and loved around the world, Pat Cummins should now be named captain, and Matt Wade, Josh Inglis or Alex Carey should come to the Test team and play Paine.”
Warne stated Inglis is a “360 degree player” and can be the precise individual for the wicketkeeping job. “English gets my vote. He has smooth hands behind the stumps, is a 360-degree player with the bat and scored three first-class hundreds last season for Western Australia,” he wrote.
“He’s an amazing crew man that I first noticed within the London spirit this 12 months. He’s 26. Take him in. The former leg-spinner additionally sympathized with Paine, saying he was simply human and judged him. mustn’t go.
“Sad to see what happened last Friday on so many levels and under what circumstances Tim was forced to stand up. I really feel for him what he is going through, and what his family is going through,” Warne wrote.
“I’m not judging him on this incident. Just because Tim is in the public eye doesn’t mean he won’t make mistakes. Players are humans, they have feelings. Let’s withhold judgment. Let’s do that. This is not our place for that.”
The Ashes will start with the primary Test in Brisbane on 8 December.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
