Tim Paine on Sunday said Australian coach Justin Langer wanted him to remain as Test skipper, as he spoke of his distress and embarrassment over a sexting scandal that cost him his job. 

Nationwide uproar

Paine, 36, abruptly quit on Friday ahead of the Ashes series against England over a series of lewd text messages with a female colleague in 2017 that he had learnt were about to be made public.