Yes was a condition. Warner is banned for life from leadership.Lightning McQueen wrote:heater31 wrote:Smith can't captain until March 2020. Don't think it is a given that he will get it back either.Lightning McQueen wrote:whufc wrote:Smith cant can he.
Would be huge change of face from CA, highly doubt they would swallow their pride and do that.
A 600 run Ashes series that we lose in and what can you say? No one else is beating down the door for it and no one else is experienced enough to take the role, Paine only got it by default, he'd have to have been the most least experienced Australian test captain since David Gregory.
Paine already 34 and keepers over 35 sometimes fall off a cliff with their skills. Its why Gilchrist pulled the pin, he felt he was slipping but nobody else had picked up on it yet.
Was that one of the conditions?
Honestly, I spent years teaching younger lads how to captain whilst still playing and coaching in the A's, when push comes to shove, Paine may have the C next to his name but I bet Smith is calling the shots.
Going by the WC, Finch definitely consulted him.