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Australia must stick by Tim Paine despite shock series defeat to India, says Greg Chappell
Greg Chappell has thrown his support behind Tim Paine, with the Test legend claiming now is not the time to be jettisoning Australia’s captain.
Key points:
- Paine was criticised for his keeping and captaincy as Australia failed to bowl out India on the final day in both Sydney and Brisbane
- But Chappell said he was still the country’s best wicketkeeper and averaged 40 in the series
- Chappell said Australia’s batting let them down in the Tests but there are not too many solutions
Paine’s captaincy and wicketkeeping were thrown into the spotlight following last week’s shock 2-1 series loss to India, after two poor day-five performances.
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