Australian Test cricket captain Tim Paine has made a shocking resignation over a shoddy text message sent to a female colleague.
married father-of-two Tasmania Who has led the team since the sandpaper-gate scandal in 2018, is being investigated by Cricket Australia.
Pine, 36, sent a photo of his penis to a female co-worker along with a stream of lewd text messages, many of which are too shoddy to publish.
‘Would you like to taste my d**?? F**k me, I’m seriously hard,’ read one of the messages sent to the Cricket Tasmania employee.
He announced his resignation in a statement on Friday afternoon and held a press conference and at 2.30 pm on Friday, he apologized in tears.
“It’s an incredibly difficult decision, but the right one for me, my family and cricket,” he said.
Pine, 36, sent a photo of his penis to a female coworker along with a stream of lewd text messages, many of which are too shoddy to publish
Australia’s Test cricket captain Tim Paine, a father of three who has been married to wife Boney (pictured together) for five years, will step down from the team amid a shocking sexting scandal.
The lewd messages were sent on the eve and morning of the first Ashes Test at the Gabba in Brisbane on 22 and 23 November 2017.
Women’s Cricket was an employee of Tasmania whom Paine knew from playing state cricket.
She sent letters of complaint to Cricket Australia and Cricket Tasmania in 2018 and launched an investigation and she also wrote to the Australian Human Rights Commission about the texts.
In correspondence with cricket officials in June 2018, the woman said that she was hurt by “an obscene, unwanted and unwanted photograph of Mr. Penn’s genitals in addition to his graphic sexual remarks,” the Herald Sun reported.
The woman conversed with Paine for almost a year, with texts rapidly gaining steam, before suddenly turning obvious, just before resigning from Cricket Tasmania.
An ‘unsolicited d*** picture’ was sent as Paine prepared to take the field with the Aussies after not being selected for the team for seven years.
Cricket Australia is understood to have become aware of this message soon after Penn was appointed captain of the Australian team.
Speaking on Thursday, Paine said he did not want the scandal to disrupt the team.
‘I believe it is the right decision for me as captain with immediate effect. I don’t want it to become an unwanted disruption for the team ahead of a big Ashes series.
‘I have loved my role…’ he said, his voice cracking, as he wiped a tear, ‘as the captain of the Australian cricket team.
Paine was brought in as the savior of Australian cricket after captain Steve Smith and vice-captain David Warner were suspended along with opener Cameron Bancroft.
“Leading the Australian men’s Test team has been the greatest privilege of my sporting life. I am grateful for the support of my teammates and proud of what we have been able to achieve together.
‘I ask him for his understanding and forgiveness. To the Australian cricket fans – deeply sorry that my past behavior affected our game on the eve of the Ashes.
‘I apologize for the disappointment I have caused to the fans and the entire cricketing community. I have found a wonderful, loving and supportive family, and it breaks my heart to know how much I have let them down.
‘He has always stood by me, has been my most loyal admirer, and I am indebted to him for his support.’
Paine was brought in as the savior of Australian cricket after captain Steve Smith and vice-captain David Warner were suspended along with opener Cameron Bancroft.
The trio was caught on camera using concealed carry sandpaper to rough up the ball during their tour of South Africa.
Penn said in his press conference that he was acquitted of these investigations, which found that he did not violate the code of conduct.
His wife Bonnie, to whom he has been married for five years, was also aware of the messages, but chose to stick to it.
“Though I was acquitted, I deeply regretted the incident then and still do,” he said on Friday.
‘I spoke to my wife and family at that time and am very grateful for their forgiveness and support.
‘We thought this incident was behind us and I could focus solely on the team, as I have done for the last three or four years.
‘However, I recently learned that this private text exchange is going to be public.
‘On thought, my actions in 2017 do not meet the standards of an Australian cricket captain or the wider community.
‘I am deeply sorry for the hurt and pain I have caused to my wife, my family and the other side. I am sorry for the damage done to the reputation of our sport.
Paine announced his resignation in a statement Friday afternoon and held a press conference and Friday afternoon at 2.30 pm where he apologized in tears
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