"No worries to be loved" by the opposition – Tim Paine

As captain after the ball tampering incident in March, Paine oversaw a series of changes in the way Australia proceeded.

For example, he had been in the habit of having a handshake with each member of the opposing team before a series.

But he had been criticized by former skipper Michael Clarke, who claimed that the team would not gain much by "fearing to be loved".

Paine said that was not the question. "No one has spoken of being loved, certainly by the opposition," said Paine . ESPNcricinfo . "We talked about wanting the trust of the Australian public and ensuring that the Australian public and cricket are clear. Fans like or love the Australian test team.

"Certainly there is this aspect, but from the point of view of opposition, we are not worried about being loved a little."

That does not mean though that the # Australia wins. Do not play "hard cricket" as they have always done, and the returns of Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins for the series against India will help them do that.

"We will always play hard to Australian cricket, as Michael has said, that will not change, "said Paine. "Obviously, Johannesburg was a really strange situation and a tough match for everyone, but in Dubai, the guys competed as hard as they could and they will continue, and we have other older guys coming back now.

"With Hazlewood, Starc and Cummins, it will only help guys grow up with confidence, with guys like Travis Head and Marcus Harris, when you get Hazlewood, Starc and Cummins in the race, it's a a little easier to play this aggressive and confident style of cricket that Australia wants to play and that our team definitely wants to play. "

Paine has "Our No. 1 strength is our talent, so we have to play cricket so that we can not fight and bang against us – we want to make it an uncomfortable environment for people are playing against us, but we want to do it mainly through our skills. "

That said, if an opponent likes fierce competition, the Australians will give it back to him." It depends on the individual. I know some guys like it, others do not, it does not matter, "said Paine." In test cricket and with some of the guys on the side Indian, there will be times when there will be some heat in the middle, and the guys are going to be in the game.

"Our goal is for us We must be able to deliver our skills as well as possible, so if guys want to get involved in a bit of this kind to get started, that's fine But we now know the difference between what is right and what is wrong what is expected.

"We will not do too much, but you must certainly defend your team and your teammates, and I am sure that when the time comes, we will be But we are going to play the best possible cricket. "

The first test between Australia and India will be held in Adelaide from December 6th.