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Tim Paine’s presence in the record books doesn’t boggle me, says Justin Langer – Wide World of Sports
‘I love having him in the team’
Many in the cricket world were stunned when the record books last week showed Tim Paine had become the second-best wicketkeeper-batsman in Australian Test history behind Adam Gilchrist.
But one man it didn’t blindside was Australia coach Justin Langer.
By the end of the Australia captain’s crucial innings of 73 not out in his side’s first innings of the Adelaide Oval fixture, Paine’s Test batting average had climbed to 33.40.
That means the right-hander now has the second-highest average of Australia…
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