Tim Paine would not be able to play first class cricket

The coach of South Australia, Darren Berry believes that the after the serious injury in finger, wicketkeeper batsman Tim Paine now maybe ever would not play cricket again.

Berry said his meeting with the Paine was in Hobart, in the meantime he saw the injury in his finger.

He wrote in his column in the Sun Herald newspaper "I could tell by watching him trying to make a fist he was a mile away from competitive cricket."

Paine, played four Tests for Australia, his finger broke during the pre-season training with Tasmania