Former Australia captain believes that Stokes' remarks are completely out of place and also called England an average cricket team
Tim Paine stated that since Smith has failed miserably thus far, any opposing side will have no trouble winning if he chooses to remain as an opener.
Smith will be opening the batting for Australia in the T20I series in South Africa, a role he will be taking for the first time
Tim Paine did not make any pre-match announcement about his retirement to his teammates.
Steve Smith along with David Warner and Cameron Bancroft were involved in the infamous ball tampering scandal in a Test against South Africa in 2018.
Paine's playing future remained uncertain until the release of Tasmania's contract list today, with his on-field career appearing to have ended after 35 Tests and 147 first-class matches.
Within days of quitting Test captaincy, Paine also took an "indefinite break" from cricket and also reportedly left Hobart when the fifth and final Ashes Test was being played there.
Paine, who took an indefinite break from all forms of cricket days after he stepped down as the Australian Test captain in the wake of the scandal, has never played the longest format of the game at his home ground.
Paine stepped down from being the Test captain after text messages of him with a former female employee at Cricket Tasmania from 2017 were made public.
Smith, who has served a one-year ban for his involvement in ball-tampering in 2018, was appointed vice-captain of the Australian Test side ahead of the Ashes series, beginning at the Gabba in Brisbane on December 8.