Cricket Australia chief backs Tim Paine to return amid sexting scandal: Would love to see him play again

Tim Paine disrupted Australia's Ashes preparations weeks before the start of the series when he stepped down as captain after which he took an indefinite break from cricket to focus on his mental health amid the sexting scandal.

Cricket Australia (CA) CEO Nick Hockley has backed former captain Tim Paine to return to the Test side "as quickly as possible" after the wicketkeeper resigned from the captaincy due to his involvement in a "sexting" scandal.

Paine disrupted Australia's Ashes preparations weeks before the start of the series when he stepped down as captain before it was announced he would take an indefinite break from the game, citing mental health issues.