Tim Paine fail thread

[halba]

So , even if aus win ashes, and he continues to score in binary format, are we going to continue persisting with him?

Alex carey deserves a shot , after world cup form, regardless of ODI not being indicator for tests. He seems to have the big game temperament - see Labuschagne for another risky selection that turned good.

Also he's a shot maker and thats what selectors are looking for.

In my time i havent seen a more useless long term captain than tim paine. He just manages to be a race to the bottom for himself.
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Gloves off: Carey fires as a specialist batsman

Australian posts twin fifties on County Championship debut, slams four sixes in an over to help steer Sussex to victory

 

[Spikey]

hasn't scored a fc ton for awhile iirc

 

[halba]

hasn't scored a fc ton for awhile iirc

Paine isnt exactly scoring anything, scoring in binary. i dont think we need him to score tons, just quick 40-s to 50s.

 

[Athlai]

Give him the summer imo

 

[Spikey]

alex carey is tim paine circa 2010 when people wanted to drop rad haddin to get tim paine into the team because he scored some ODI runs or whatever. this is the only time i will go anywhere near defending tim paine

crossposting

 

[GotSpin]

I’m pretty sure Paine will be playing at least all of the Australian summer

Carey can’t keep well enough anyway and there’s no logical replacement yet

 

[TheJediBrah]

I’m pretty sure Paine will be playing at least all of the Australian summer

Surely not. At best he survives to the end of this series. When he fails to make big runs in the first few Shield games next season he'll be out and Carey will be in. Or even Wade as keeper. Can't keep carrying T-Pain

 

[GotSpin]

Carey is a terrible keeper. Wade too far that matter

Not that Paine is much better but Carey at this stage would be a really poor decision. Not to mention we don’t have anyone who could be captain

 

[burr]

His shot selection this series has been really poor. I'm disappointed; expected more. None of the other choices inspire much however so I'm not too anxious to do away with him.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Carey is a terrible keeper. Wade too far that matter

Not that Paine is much better but Carey at this stage would be a really poor decision. Not to mention we don’t have anyone who could be captain

I haven't seen enough of Carey in the longer form to make a meaningful judgement, but I've seen plenty of both Wade and Paine keeping in red-ball cricket over the past 12+ months and I really don't think that Paine is the superior of the 2, at this time.

 

[Compton]

Carey is a terrible keeper. Wade too far that matter

Not that Paine is much better but Carey at this stage would be a really poor decision. Not to mention we don’t have anyone who could be captain

They’ll obviously give Smith back the captaincy once Paine collapses within himself back into nothingness.

 

[wpdavid]

They’ll obviously give Smith back the captaincy once Paine collapses within himself back into nothingness.

Probably this. In the meantime, Tim Paine will be the first Australian captain to win an Ashes series in England for 18 years. Good luck to him, seems a decent cove.


EDIT
I thought I'd better check 'cove' after posting that and did enjoy item 2 below.

cove (kəʊv)
n
1. old-fashioned slang Brit and Austral a fellow; chap
2. (Historical Terms) history Austral an overseer of convict labourers
[C16: probably from Romany kova thing, person]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

 

[Second Spitter]

crossposting

Haddin, even in his slump, was still a wicket-keeper who averaged in the high 30's. And despite being called "Bad Hands" was a much better keeper than Paine, had superior leadership qualities, and rarely wasted reviews.

Paine is simply none of that.

 

[Second Spitter]

Carey is a terrible keeper. Wade too far that matter

Gilchrist wasn't the best keeper going around when got the nod, but he improved out of sight by the time he retired. Haddin to a lesser extent.

 

[Burgey]

They’ll obviously give Smith back the captaincy once Paine collapses within himself back into nothingness.

I hope they don’t so he can just bat.

And bat.

And bat.

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Smith should never be captain again, but he probably will through sheer paucity of options

 

[Fuller Pilch]

I reckon Head will get the captaincy after NZ wins the series in Dec/Jan.

 

[Spark]

Genuinely amazed that Spikey didn't start this thread

 

[Burgey]

Bairstow making Paine look like Allan Knott today.

 

[Spikey]

Genuinely amazed that Spikey didn't start this thread

I think I've been quite mild to him lately

i mean, the guy's trash, but still