Richard Edwards plots the unlikely rise from near retirement to the Australian captaincy for Tim Paine

Paine in a rush: Tim Paine admits he was on the brink of retiring from cricket. Inset: Paine playing at Banbury
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When Tim Paine touched down at Heathrow in the spring of 2015 he did so with travelling as much on his mind as cricket.
Forward wind three years later and he landed at the same airport this week as Australian captain and a man seemingly charged with overseeing the transformation of the Aussie’s reputation on the global cricket stage.
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