Marcus Harris said that Paine remains the best wicketkeeper in the country
“Tim’s obviously been a great leader around the group. He’s always been really good to me and my family,” Harris added. “Our hearts went out to Tim and [wife] Bonnie, the kids and his family. Knowing Painey and his character, he’s a pretty strong and resilient bloke. If anyone can get through it, I’m backing Painey to. He’s done a really good job in the last few years, under tough circumstances.”
“You’d probably still argue that he’s still the best gloveman in the country,” Harris said. “And he still played some really important innings last summer against India. I know he’s got the support of all the players. We’re looking forward to him getting up here in the next week or so and getting on with cricket. When you have things going on, sometimes the best thing to do is actually be out in the middle.”
Andrew McGlashan is a deputy editor at ESPNcricinfo