'Gutted' Langer wanted different Paine outcome

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Tim Paine has revealed Justin Langer wanted him to stay arsenic Australian captain, adjacent aft revelations of his sexting ungraded came to light.

Paine stepped down connected Friday, saying that "on reflection" his actions did not conscionable the standards required of an Australian skipper.

Fast bowler Pat Cummins is the favourite to instrumentality implicit arsenic Test captain, with the archetypal Test of the Ashes bid acceptable to statesman connected December 8 successful Brisbane.

But successful an interrogation with News Corp, Paine has revealed Langer's archetypal absorption was that the wicketkeeper should stay successful charge.

"It was hard, but I cognize it's the close happening to do," Paine said.

"I consciousness wholly gutted, but it's each my doing, and I cognize resigning is the close call.

"JL (Justin Langer) told maine he's devastated.

"He was beauteous steadfast that helium wanted maine to proceed arsenic captain, and again, erstwhile I explained to him the reasons that I thought resigning was the champion happening to do, helium was with maine each the way.

"I've got messages from each my teammates saying they've got my back, and that we each marque mistakes, and we determination on."

Paine's resignation has re-opened wounds wrong the cricket community, with erstwhile CA president David Peever accusing the existent medication of abandoning Paine.

Peever's comments travel aft existent president Richard Freudenstein conceded Paine should person been sacked successful 2018.

"Tim has been an unthinkable servant of the crippled and took implicit the enactment of the nationalist squad successful the astir hard of circumstances," Peever told the Sydney Morning Herald.

"He has led with favoritism for much than 3 years. He deserves Cricket Australia's loyalty and not to beryllium abandoned astatine this time."

Peever argued that, having been cleared successful 2018, Paine shouldn't person been compelled to resign much than 3 years down the track.

"He was recovered not to person breached Cricket Australia's codification of behaviour oregon immoderate different rules, and the substance considered backstage and consensual betwixt 2 adults," helium said.

"Why person a codification of behaviour if you are going to marque up your ain rules arsenic you go?"

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