Home
/ Cricket
/ India vs Australia: Tim Paine answers journalist’s phone in middle of press conference - Watch
Australian captain Tim Paine answers a phone call during the press conference after stumps on Day 2 of the fourth Test against India in Sydney.(Twitter/Cricket.com.au)
India vs Australia: Tim Paine answers journalist’s phone in middle of press conference - Watch
India vs Australia: Tim Paine was interrupted in the middle of the interaction as one of the phones, kept for audio recording, started ringing. True to his style, Paine first asked, “whose phone is that?” and then answered the call.
Australia might be on a sticky wicket in the fourth Test at Sydney against India but their on-field misery has not robbed skipper Tim Paine of his immaculate sense of humour. The wicket-keeper batsman put up a brave front as he faced the media after yet another difficult day for the hosts in the field, which saw India pile up a huge first innings total.
Paine though was interrupted in the middle of the interaction as one of the phones, kept for audio recording, started ringing. True to his style, Paine first asked, “whose phone is that?” and then answered the call. His interaction with the caller left the entire room in splits.
Paine has been making headlines throughout the series with his innovative sledging style. His interactions with Indian wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant have been enjoyed by everyone. During the third Test in Melbourne, Paine asked Pant if he could babysit his kids. The Indian responded by giving his family a visit after the match got over.
Paine though has struggled on the field as the hosts have been cut to size by a superior Indian outfit who have repeatedly outclassed the Aussies in all three departments in the series. A loss, which would be Australia’s first to India at home, could bring Paine’s captaincy under the scanner.
India vs Australia: Ricky Ponting believes India's fight has got to end at some stage and expects Australia to have a crack at India on Day 5 of the Brisbane Test with all guns blazing.
Brisbane: Ground staff bring covers onto the field as the rain stops play on day four of the fourth cricket Test between India and Australia at the Gabba, Brisbane(AP)
India vs Australia: Siraj’s 5/73 coupled with another fine piece of fast bowling from Shardul Thakur (4/61), helped India bowl Australia out for 294 in their second innings, which set India 328 to win.
Brisbane : India's Shardul Thakur, left, celebrates the dismissal of Australia's Tim Paine, right, during play on day four of the fourth cricket test between India and Australia at the Gabba, Brisbane, Australia, Monday, Jan. 18, 2021. AP/PTI(AP01_18_2021_000018B)(AP)
Tendulkar congratulated Siraj for his remarkable feat and also heaped praises on Shardul, stating that the latter’s performance has kept the match and more importantly, the Test series alive.
India's Mohammed Siraj celebrates the dismissal on the 4th day of the fourth test match between Australia and India, at Brisbane Cricket Ground in Gabba on Monday.(Agencies)
Australian bowler Mitchell Starc checks his boot during play on day three of the fourth cricket Test between India and Australia at the Gabba, Brisbane(AP)
Starc was seen clutching his right hamstring which was a matter of concern for the hosts. However, batsman Steve Smith is hopeful that he would pull through a decisive final day against India on Tuesday.
India vs Australia: Former batsman Ajay Jadeja has made a pretty bold claim, saying the free-flowing batting of one of India's batsmen from the current squad is probably the most effective he's seen by any India batsman since the legendary Kapil Dev.
Smith and vice-captain David Warner had resigned in the aftermath of the scandal during the Cape Town Test against South Africa in March 2018 and since then Tim Paine has been at the helm of the Test team.
India vs Australia: Mohammed Siraj, playing only his third Test, finished with 5/73, which made him the first Indian bowler to claim a five-for at the Gabba since Zaheer Khan’s 5/95 in 2003.
Mohammed Siraj, who had a promising start to his Test career with five wickets in Melbourne, led from the front and claimed his maiden five-wicket-haul in Tests.
LiveMohammed Siraj of India celebrates the wicket of Marnus Labuschagne of Australia during day four of the fourth test match between Australia and India at the Gabba in Brisbane, Australia, January 18, 2021. AAP Image/Darren England via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVE. AUSTRALIA OUT. NEW ZEALAND OUT(via REUTERS)
