'Manipulate Result...': Former Captain Urges Australia To Help Scotland In T20 WC 2024

Tim Paine retired from all form of cricket on 2023 (x.com)

Current T20 World Cup champions England are in a difficult position after a washed-out game and a heavy defeat to Australia, who have already qualified for the Super Eights.

 Former Australian Test captain Tim Paine suggests that Australia should manipulate their match against Scotland to eliminate England from the T20 World Cup 2024.

"Absolutely they should (manipulate the result) and I’m not even joking. I've spoken to people about this in the last few days. I'm dead serious. I'm not sure what the net run rate looks like, you don't have to lose the game, I think they can just let Scotland get close enough"- Paine said on Sen Radio.

Jos Buttler-led England need to win their next two games to stay in the tournament. Additionally, they are hoping for Australia to secure a big win against Scotland, as net run rate could become a crucial factor.

However, Paine doesn't suggest that Australia should lose to Scotland. Instead, he wants the game to be close so that Scotland's net run rate (NRR) isn't significantly impacted.

"Again, let's not get too far ahead of ourselves, Scotland could have a day out. But say Scotland batted first and got to 140 and we chased it off 19.5 overs to make sure they don’t suffer a big net run rate loss" - Paine added.

Tim Paine believes that England pose a real threat to Australia's chances of winning the title due to the numerous match-winners in their team. Eliminating England from the tournament could significantly benefit Australia.

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