Australian captain Tim Paine was at it again from behind the stumps with India wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant at the receiving end here yesterday. Paine was caught on the stump microphone sledging the left-handed batsman after the hosts were bowled out for 151 in the first innings on Day Three of the third Test at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).

In the 26th over of the visitors' second innings, Paine mockingly offered Pant a chance to play for the Big Bash League team Hobart Hurricanes after the Test series. The Aussie skipper further asked Pant whether he can babysit. "Tell you what, big MS [Dhoni] is back in the one-day squad too, we might get him down to the [Hobart] Hurricanes this bloke, we need a batter," Paine was heard telling teammate Aaron Finch on the stump mic.