Archer is no pain for tim Paine and Co
Updated On: 22 August, 2019 09:02 AM IST | | AFP
Oz skipper plays down England pacer Jofra's threat ahead of today's third Test; says Australians have been brought up facing bowlers of his pace

England pacer Jofra Archer bowls in the nets at Headingley yesterday. Pic/AFP
Leeds: Australia captain Tim Paine says the tourists will not be intimidated by England fast bowler Jofra Archer and has backed misfiring batsman David Warner to hit form in the third Ashes Test at Headingley. Paine was full of praise for Archer, whose raw pace electrified the drawn second Test as he took five wickets and peppered the Australians with bouncers, leaving Steven Smith with concussion that has ruled him out of the match in Leeds.
But Paine said Australia's batsmen were used to facing pace and had a few useful speedsters of their own. "It's fantastic to see a young cricketer with so much talent come onto the scene and it was a bit of a buzz to face him at Lord's," Paine wrote in a column for the Australian newspaper. "He's fast for sure, but in Australia we've been brought up facing guys of his pace. "Every time we have a net [session] we have Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins and James Pattinson coming at us like we are the opposition."


