Who will replace Tim Pane?
Australia team is showing good game in the Ashes series. The team
had named the first match in its name, while the second match was drawn. The
team also had a strong position in the third match but the batting of Ben
Stokes gave England the victory. Captain Tim Paine continues to flop, despite
the team's good performance. For this reason, he will not be surprised if he
has to be out of the team soon. In such a situation, any other player can get
this responsibility. David Warner will never be made the captain of Australia.
1.
Pat Cummins
World number one Test bowler Pat
Cummins could become Australia's new Test captain after Penn. He is also the
vice-captain of the team at this time. He may not have got the chance to
captain Australia yet, but he has a lot of experience in international cricket.
In 2011, he made his debut against
South Africa. Along with this, he plays in all three formats for the team. If
Tim Paine is removed, he may get the responsibility of captaincy. He has not
captained before, but was given the responsibility of vice-captain by looking
at his experience. For this reason, he can be made the new Test captain of
Australia.
2.
Usman Khwaja
Khwaja is also the captain of
Australia's domestic matches in Queensland. He was given this responsibility in
2015 after the demise of James Hopes. For this reason, he can get the captaincy
of Australia. There are very few players in the Test team who have experience.
Khwaja has so far played 141 first-class matches with 44 Test matches. For this
reason, he can be made the new captain.
3.
Travis Head
25-year-old Travis Head was named
vice-captain of the Australia team along with Pat Cummins. He had a chance to
captain the match between Graeme Hick XII and Brad Haddin XII before the Ashes
series began. At the age of just 21, he was made the captain of South
Australia. He was the youngest captain in the first-class history of
122-year-old South Australia.
He is also the captain of the
Adelaide Strikers in the Big Bash League. He has had the opportunity to captain
Australia A on several occasions. This shows that he has experience in
captaining other countries as well as domestic. Head has played 11 Tests and 42
ODIs for Australia. His batting average is around 46 in Tests. Given these
records, he can get the captaincy of Australia team after the withdrawal of
Penn.
4.
Matthew Wade
Despite Tim Paine is in the Australia team, wicketkeeper batsman Matthew Wade sealed his place in the team
by performing brilliantly for the home match and Australia A. He also scored a
century in the first Test of the Ashes series. He has played 23 Tests and 94
ODIs for Australia so far. He also has a lot of captaincy experience.
He is also the captain of Tasmania at
home. In early 2017, he was also named captain of the Australia ODI team. After
Steven Smith was injured, it was decided to make him captain for the New
Zealand series but he was unfit. For this reason, he could not get a chance to
captain. If Tim Paine is dropped from the team, he can play the role of captain
as well as wicket-keeper.