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India vs Australia: 'Captaincy has been really good,' Brett Lee, Michael Clarke defend Tim Paine after series loss

Press Trust of India • January 20, 2021, 13:57:26 IST
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Tim Paine, who took over from Steve Smith in 2018 after the ball-tampering scandal in South Africa, is copping criticism for not only the 1-2 defeat but also for his sloppy work behind the stumps.

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India vs Australia: 'Captaincy has been really good,' Brett Lee, Michael Clarke defend Tim Paine after series loss

Melbourne: Former captain Michael Clarke has criticised Australia’s “negative” approach in the Test loss to an under-strength Indian team, saying the hosts, instead of pushing aggressively for wins, seemed scared of defeat. Clarke, however, refused to blame team leader Tim Paine for the unthinkable Test series defeat at home. An injury-ravaged India beat Australia by three wickets in the final game in Brisbane on Tuesday to win the series 2-1 and retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. “I thought we might have been a tad negative at certain stages throughout because we were scared to lose versus attack hard and look to win the game,” Clarke said on Big Sports Breakfast. Under Paine, Australia have competed in 23 Tests and have managed to win only 11 of them. Two Test series defeats at home against India make his record look worse. [caption id=“attachment_9220571” align=“alignnone” width=“640”] ![Tim Paine is facing criticism from multiple quarters after Australia lost the Test series to India. AP](https://images.firstpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Tim-Paine-640-5.jpg) Tim Paine is facing criticism from multiple quarters after Australia lost the Test series to India. AP[/caption] Paine, who took over from Steve Smith in 2018 after the ball-tampering scandal in South Africa, is copping criticism for not only the 1-2 defeat but also for his sloppy work behind the stumps. However, Clarke said it was the negative mindset that pegged Australia back. “At the end of the day, whether we lost with 20 overs left in the game or on the last ball of the game, it didn’t matter. We had to win that game to win that trophy. “I sort of feel we should have approached the first ball of that game to the last ball of that game with a bit more of that attitude.” Clarke said there was a time when the buck stopped with the captain but it should not be the case anymore since there are other professionals, who call the shots in the Australian set up. “When I played cricket, when I grew up watching my father … the captain was accountable in the teams I played in. Through that transition of me captaining Australia, that changed. “There had become a chairman of selectors that had more pull, there had become a high performance manager that had more pull, there had become a head coach who had more pull,” he said. “So now, who is driving the bus? This is my point.” Former pacer Brett Lee too jumped to Paine’s defence. “I think since he’s taken over the captaincy he’s shown real good leadership qualities,” Lee told foxsports.com.au. “And look, there’s been a lot written about Tim Paine behind the stumps. He’s grassed a few chances, but who hasn’t? You look at all the keepers in history and I’m sure there would be plenty who had leaner periods behind the stumps. “With the bat, you can’t fault him. He goes along with Marnus Labuschagne as having one of the best techniques in the team. He stood up and took on the Indian players.” Lee said he does not find anything wrong with Paine captaincy style. “His captaincy has been really good. As I said, in Sydney there were maybe a few other things he could have tried, but put yourself in that situation he’s under the pump, he’s had a few players go down as well, there’s chances (gone begging) when they’re trying to take those last five wickets,” he said. “(He’s a) brilliant keeper, his batting has been outstanding, and his captaincy really sound.” Paine, after the defeat on Tuesday, said he wants to continue as leader of the team since he has some “unfinished business” to settle.

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