The CA president acknowledged that it was a mistake not to remove Paini’s captaincy three years ago

President Richard Freudenstein on Saturday admitted that Cricket Australia was wrong not to remove Tim Paine from taking the lead in the Test when he launched an initial investigation into the act of sending explicit messages to a female colleague.

The 36-year-old man resigned as Australian Test skipper on Friday after learning that he had sent an explicit unsolicited image to a female colleague in 2017 along with an obscene message a month before he became captain. .

“I can’t talk about the 2018 decision. I wasn’t there. But based on current events, I’m saying that the Australian Cricket Commission would not make that decision,” Freudenstein said at a joint news conference. Nick Hockley, CEO of CA.

“I acknowledge that the decision sent the wrong message, that this conduct is acceptable and has no serious consequences. The role of the Australian cricket captain must be carried to the highest standards,” he added.

The media is questioning the reasons for Cricket Australia after Tim Pain left

He was promoted to captain of the Stumper Test team in South Africa in 2018 after a ball handling scandal.

An Australian investigation into Cricket concluded that Pain had not violated the CA’s code of conduct and was free to continue in the captain’s role.

“The code of conduct is (now) appropriate, it’s important to realize that a lot of things have changed over time,” Freudenstein said.

“Since the 2018 season, there have been programs that address issues like sexting. We’ve done a full review of sexual harassment education.”

ACA favors Paine: “Saddened to feel the need to resign as captain”

According to reports, a Tasmanian Cricket employee was injured “in addition to graphic sex comments by Mr. Paine with an explicit, pleasing and unwelcome sex photo of his genitals.” Addressing the media on Friday, Pain apologized for his actions.

“Although I was exempt, I was very sorry for the incident, and I do so today. I spoke to my wife and family at the same time and I was very grateful for the forgiveness and support.” He will remain in the Australian team.

Australia will take on England in Brisbane’s first Ashes Test on 8 December.

Paine joined the team in September to repair a disc under his neck, despite a cloud of injuries.