Tim Paine sexting scandal: Pat Cummins should now be named Australia captain, says Shane Warne

Shane Warne said Pat Cummins is the poster boy of Australian cricket and should take over Test captaincy ahead of next month's home Ashes series against England.

Australian cricket legend Shane Warne wants fast bowler Pat Cummins to take over the Test team's captaincy after Tim Paine resigned from the post this week following media revelations that he had been investigated and cleared over sexually explicit text messages sent to a female former colleague four years ago.

Warne said Cummins is the poster boy of Australian cricket and should take over the top job ahead of the home Ashes series. Warne also voted for wicketkeeper Josh Inglis as Paine's replacement in the playing XI for the first Test staring December 8.