Tim Paine says the 2018/19 Test series loss against India still annoys him to date

Australian Test skipper Tim Paine has gone on to say that he is still anyed with ir Test series loss against India at home during 2018/19 season. Aussies were playing that series in absence of star players Steve Smith and David Warner who were banned for 12 months due to ir involvement in infamous ball-tampering scandal earlier that year.

Smith was also sacked from captaincy Aaron Finch was named Australia's captain in white-ball cricket while Paine has been leing m in longest format of game. 

'It still anys me': Tim Paine

“Certainly for me sitting back it still anys me that we lost that Test series. Wher we h Steve or David or t you don’t want to be losing any Test matches or Test series you’re involved in, so that still grinds me a little bit,” said Tim Paine while speaking to  2GB’s WWOS rio, as quoted by Fox Cricket.

India tour of Australia 2018/19

India were me to toil hard in opening Test match at elaide Oval as y snatched victory from jaws of defeat by 31 runs. However, hosts settled scores in following Test at Perth by registering an emphatic 146-run win to level four-match series. However, it was Virat Kohli and India who h last laugh as y comprehensively won 'Boxing Day' Test match at Melbourne Cricket Ground by 137 runs while final Test match in Sydney ended in a stalemate.

India bagged series 2-1 to win ir first-ever Test series Down Under.

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Tim Paine & Aussies seek vengeance

Tim Paine will get a second chance at redemption come December when top-two sides in red-ball cricket lock horns in a four-match Test series. first Test will be played under lights and it will be hosted at elaide Oval.

It remains to be seen wher Virat Kohli-led side will succeed in retaining iconic Border-Gavaskar Trophy by getting better of a full-strength Australian side that features likes of Steve Smith, David Warner, Marnus Labuschagne, etc. 

However, Team India will have to rewrite history as Australia have never lost a pink-ball Test match. In fact, y have won all five of D/N Tests that y have played so far from vember 2015 and all those wins have come in ir own backyard. 

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