Tim Paine took over the Australian Test cricket team captaincy following one of the country's biggest and most embarrassing international scandals, reports AP.
He's lost it following a more personal indiscretion.
Paine quit as Test captain on Friday after being investigated by Cricket Australia for sending explicit text messages to a female co-worker four years ago.
Veteran wicketkeeper Paine was named in a News Corp. report as being at the center of the sexting scandal. The 36-year-old Paine appeared before media on Friday in Adelaide to announce he was resigning the captaincy but wanted to remain a member of the test squad.
The announcement comes less than three weeks before the Dec. 8 start in Brisbane of the five-test Ashes series against England.
Australia cricket captain resigns after 'sexting' scandal
FE Team | Published: November 19, 2021 21:52:51
Australia cricket captain resigns after 'sexting' scandal
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