Paine's profession thrown into threat


Wicketkeeper Tim Paine's career is in serious risk after South Australia's state coach Darren Berry exposed that he is far from playing first-class cricket due to his latest injury.

Berry said that he was "spread out at how bad the injury looked" when he met the national team back-up keeper during a Sheffield Shield game in Hobart.

"I could tell by surveillance him trying to make a fist he was a mile away from spirited cricket," Berry said.

Paine, who has played four Tests for Australia, busts the finger during a pre-season training session with Tasmania.

Originally expected to miss action for three months, he was lined out for the whole season last week.

The 27-year-old was urgent in office Brad Haddin hard for a usual berth in both the Test and ODI team until the setback.

Berry wrote in Fairfax's Sun-Herald newspaper that Haddin can ill-afford to take it easy with the likes of Matthew Wade, Chris Hartley and Peter Nevill mouthful of air down his neck.

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