Current leadership would have sacked Tim Paine over sexting, says Cricket Australia chairman Richard Freudenstein

Tim Paine quit the post on Friday after media revelations he had been investigated over the messages he sent to a former Cricket Tasmania female staffer in 2017 even though he was exonerated by a Cricket Australia integrity review.

Tim Paine would have been sacked as Australia Test captain three years ago over the sexually explicit messages he sent to a female colleague had the current leadership of Cricket Australia been in place, chair Richard Freudenstein said on Saturday.

Paine quit the post on Friday after media revelations he had been investigated over the messages he sent to a former Cricket Tasmania female staffer in 2017 even though he was exonerated by a Cricket Australia integrity review.