Test captain Tim Paine is reportedly being investigated by Cricket Australia for allegedly sending explicit messages to a female co-worker.
The veteran wicketkeeper, who is facing a race against time to be fit for the Ashes Test on December 8, has been named in a News Corp report as being at the centre of a sexting scandal.
Paine is due to front media in Hobart on Friday.
It is understood the messages date back to 2017, months before Paine was recalled to the Test team after a seven-year absence.
Paine was elevated to the captaincy in March 2018 following the explosive fallout from the ball-tampering scandal in South Africa.
© AAP 2021