Ashes 2019: Tim Paine says winning in England was 'my dream as a cricketer'Posted by poch1991@jourrapide.com on September 9th, 2019 Australia captain Tim Paine says winning the Ashes in England was "his dream as a cricketer" after his side retained the urn at Old Trafford. Australia beat England by 185 runs in a final-day thriller to take an unassailable 2-1 series lead. Paine said his side had shown "great character" to recover from the 2018 ball-tampering scandal and win in England for the first time since 2001. "People can give up or they can keep fighting," Paine said. "It's times like that where you find out what sort of people you've got. "I'm really proud to be in the position I'm in and even prouder of our group and our staff and where we've come from." Australia will head to The Oval for Thursday's final Test searching for a first series win in England for 18 years. "People can give up or they can keep fighting," Paine said. "It's times like that where you find out what sort of people you've got. Like it? Share it! More by this author |