Tim Paine endorses Steve Smith for Test captaincy, discusses exit plan – NEWS.com.au

Steve Smith says hes keen and Tim Paine would be happy to support a decision to have Australias best batsman replace him as Test captain.Smith’s case has been steadily building as his form remains superb and the stain of South Africa gradually washes away in the eyes of important figures in the Australian cricket fraternity and large parts of the public.
Paine has previously recognised Smith’s ambitions to return to the role he lost after the ball-tampering scandal in Cape Town but went a step further…

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