Media question Cricket Australia's motives after Paine quits
The Hindu
Paine quit the post less than three weeks ahead of the start of the Ashes series against England after admitting he had been investigated over messages he sent to a former Cricket Tasmania female staffer in 2017
Cricket Australia's decision not to reveal an investigation into by the sport's national integrity unit has been criticised by commentators following the former test captain's resignation on November 19.
Paine quit the post less than three weeks ahead of the start of the Ashes series against England after admitting he had been investigated over messages he sent to a former Cricket Tasmania female staffer in 2017, prior to taking over the captaincy.
"By making the decision not to bring the issue to the public eye...the leadership of the day showed a preference for brand management, as opposed to the real and lasting cultural change that was promised by CA after Newlands," Daniel Brettig wrote in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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