Cricket Australia chairman makes a BIG statement on next Australian Test captain

Cricket Australia chairman Richard Freudenstein on Saturday said the board has accelerated the process of finding the next Test captain following the resignation of Tim Paine. 

Cricket Australia chairman Richard Freudenstein on Saturday said the board has accelerated the process of finding the next Test captain following the resignation of Tim Paine. 

The wicket-keeper has stepped down as the captain of the side ahead of the much-awaited Ashes opener.

"We put in place a process for finding the next Australian captain which was going to take place in the next summer in the anticipation that Tim Paine would retire one day. We are accelerating that process, we will look at all the relevant criteria and we will come to a conclusion. There is time before the Ashes, we have a strong team, they are working hard at the moment. It is going to be a great series," said Freudenstein while replying to an ANI query during the virtual press conference.