-
-
Re: Ashes Series 2021/22
Which NSW keeper will come in to replace him?"Look at me mate. Look at me. I'm flyin'"Comment
-
Re: Ashes Series 2021/22
From the Herald Sun. It doesn't read well!!!!
****************
Tim Paine has quit as Australia’s Test captain after being investigated by Cricket Australia for sending a female co-worker a “dick pic” and string of lewd messages, the Herald Sun can reveal.
The wicketkeeper, who was promoted to the captaincy and lauded as the saviour of Australian cricket following the ball tampering scandal in South Africa, was questioned by Cricket Australia about the messages.
The full details of the messages, which were sent by Paine on the eve and morning of the first Ashes Test at the Gabba in 2017, have only recently surfaced.
Some of the messages are too explicit to publish in full, however the exchange included Paine suggesting to the woman: “Will you want to taste my --- ?? F--- me, I’m seriously hard.”
In correspondence with cricket authorities in June 2018, the woman claimed she was offended by “Mr Paine’s sexually explicit, unwelcome and unsolicited photograph of his genitals, in addition to the graphic sexual comments”.
It is understood Cricket Australia became aware of the messages after Paine, 36, was given the captaincy in March 2018, which is often referred to as the second biggest job in Australia outside the prime minister.
The messages, sent to the woman whom the Herald Sun has chosen not to name for legal reasons, included what was described in correspondence as a “dick pic”.
The woman was at the time a Cricket Tasmania employee, with whom Paine had interacted with while he was playing state cricket.
The woman has sent letters of complaint to Cricket Australia and Cricket Tasmania about the texts, which she received shortly before she resigned in 2017.
Paine’s lewd messages were sent to the woman on November 22 and 23, 2017 — the eve and morning of his return to the Australian Test team after seven years out of the side.
He and the woman had exchanged dozens of texts throughout that year.
But the correspondence became increasingly flirtatious between the woman and Paine, who has been married since 2016.
On November 22, 2017, after the woman joked about “partying like a rock star”, Paine texted: “I like good girl (name removed). But this other one sounds interesting”.
“When I’m good, I’m good. When I am bad I am brilliant,” she added, prompting Paine to ask: “Brilliantly bad??”
The following morning, just hours before Paine was due to take the field against England, the woman texted: “I will think naughty thoughts about you whilst we watch the TV”.
“I’m cracking! Ha ha. Naughty thoughts like what? I’m about to give something firm a pull …,” Paine responded.
The woman texted him back saying: “Ha, sorry I’m getting ready for work … it’s a big day for us kids”.
Then Paine texted: “Will you want to taste my ---?? F--- me, I’m seriously hard.”
In apparent reference to Paine’s wicketkeeping duties later that day, the woman wrote in response: “I thought we were resting hands”.
Paine responded: “Can’t rest them when I’m this hard!! Need to ease the tension … Finish me off with those lips then (name deleted)”.
The text ended with a wink-face emoji.
Paine then sent what is described in correspondence as an unsolicited “dick pic”, before asking the woman: “Finish me off right now!!!”
The woman has claimed she was taken aback and found it offensive.Comment
-
Re: Ashes Series 2021/22
What a dick head.Our 1954 premiership players are our heroes, and it has to be said that Charlie was their hero.Comment
-
Re: Ashes Series 2021/22
I agree with YHF, if he isn't the captain we should look for the next best replacement.
I wonder who captains the team nowWestern Bulldogs Football Club "Where it's cool to drool"Comment
-
Re: Ashes Series 2021/22
Gee what a turd Paine is, lucky his wife is so forgiving.
Should be booted from the squad completely, surely Smith won't get the gig again. Would be disgraceful.The curse is dead.Comment
-
Re: Ashes Series 2021/22
I was very skeptical of Paine's appointment but in my opinion he has proven himself to be a test standard player and a gritty and determined captain when we needed someone to step up. Kudos to him.
Interesting to hear that CA were aware of this and cleared him accordingly and that makes no sense.
His actions are hard to defend and good for him to have an understanding wife but stepping down as captain is the right thing to do and it's now time for CA to make the hard call on him as a player because I feel like we have better keeper batsman ahead of him.
I don't think we can go back to Smith so Patrick Cummins is just about a sure thing to be our next captain.
Will it be Carey, Inglis or would we go back to Wade? The Australian A side has both Carey and Inglis in the squad. Is that good luck or did they know something was about to happen?Western Bulldogs Football Club "Where it's cool to drool"Comment
-
Re: Ashes Series 2021/22
It's amazing that with full knowledge of this incident having occurred, Cricket Australia in their trademark wisdom gave him the captaincy. And then just carried on as if it hadn't happened and promoted him as a virtue of respect. And then when it was apparent it would become public admitted it, accepting his resignation, because you know, it's unacceptable.
The CA board and anyone in senior roles who knew of this needs to go. Amateurs.TF is this?.........Obviously you're not a golfer.Comment
Tweet
Comment