Test captain Tim Paine resigns amid sexting scandal

Tim Paine announces his resignation from the test captaincy in Hobart, Tasmania

Tim Paine announces his resignation from the test captaincy in Hobart, Tasmania Source: AAP

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He'd been cleared by Cricket Australia's Integrity Unit over the incident from 2017, but Paine says he'd learned the messages were going to be leaked to a media outlet.

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