- Feb 6, 2013
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Was an odd decision, Paine has always been a limited overs opener for his whole career. Batting him at seven is essentially forfeiting any game where you end up needing a lower order power hitter to win the game which is often enough to make it a bad decision.We did try it in the lead-up when we toured England with Paine captain and he was terrible 36 runs @ 7.20 on the way to a 5-0 drubbing.