Tim Paine vanished from cricket in scandal only nine months ago. Now he's plotting a comeback.
Cricket Tasmania on Monday said 37-year-old Paine was back at practice and would make his return to competition with his club in the state's domestic league. Tasmania's first four-day game in the Sheffield Shield begins October 6.
He was elevated to the Test captaincy in 2018 following the Sandpapergate scandal in South Africa, where three Australian players were banned for 12 months for tampering with the ball during a match in Cape Town.
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