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Tim Paine announces his decision to “stand down” as Australian Test captain on the eve of the Ashes at a press conference – by Sunil Thenabadu (Sports editor -eLanka) Paine: ‘I’m deeply sorry that my past behaviour has impacted our game on the eve of the Ashes  Tim Paine has quit as Test captain less than three weeks before the Ashes after the emergence of an investigation four years ago by Cricket Australia for sending unambiguous messages to a female co-worker.  Paine, who has been facing a race against time to be fit for the first Ashes Test on December 8, was named in a News Corp report as being at the centre of the case.  He faced media in Hobart on Friday to announce he was resigning but will remain available for selection for the Ashes. The messages date back to 2017, months before Paine was recalled to the Test team after a ...