For someone contemplating retirement earlier this year after multiple operations on a broken finger, Australia's surprise Ashes selection Tim Paine is visiting his parents to retrieve the old baggy green cap he thought he may never don again. The 32-year-old wicketkeeper, who played the last of his four tests in October 2010, was included in a 13-man squad for the opening two tests against England, replacing out-of-form state team mate Matthew Wade and denying Peter Nevill a spot. "I do have to dust it off," Paine told reporters at Hobart airport when asked about the whereabouts of the Australia test cap. "It's at mum and dad's, so I have to go and get it at some stage today and make sure I pack it for tomorrow's flight.

This file photo taken on November 9, 2017 shows Cricket Australia XI's captain Tim Paine playing a shot off England's paceman Chris Woakes on the second day of a four-day Ashes tour match at the Adelaide Oval in Adelaide. Paine was handed a shock recall after a seven-year Test absence on November 17, 2017 as Australia gambled on sweeping changes for the first two Ashes Tests against England. Pic/AFP