SYDNEY: Australian captain Tim Paine apologised Tuesday after launching an ugly tirade at India’s Ravi Ashwin in the drawn Sydney Test, admitting he was “bitterly disappointed” in his own conduct.
Paine said frustration got the better of him on Monday when he tried to unsettle Ashwin, who played a key role as the tourists denied Australia to salvage a draw on the final day of the third Test.
“I want to apologise for the way I went about things yesterday… my leadership wasn’t good enough, I let the pressure of the game get to me,” the Australian skipper told reporters.
Stump microphones picked up Paine making a series of verbal jabs at Ashwin, including calling…
